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Mr. Navin Khanna  

Mr. Navin Khanna
Royal Kashmir go down fightingOur Sports Reporter
New Delhi, December 10Royal Kashmir A team went down fighting to Teachers 4-6, despite a two-goal effort from their Argentinean import Juan Imbroglio, in their first encounter of the Baroda Cup Polo Tournament at the Jaipur Polo ground on Tuesday. Pretender Singh starred for the winners, scoring three goals.

Royal Kashmir A wrested the initiative when Juan Imbroglio scored the first goal. However, Pretender Singh slammed home a goal to level the score. The second chucker saw Teachers’ captain NavinKhanna score a goal to put his team in the lead. The lead was, however, short-lived as Philip Elliot equalised for Royal Kashmir.

The third chucker had Imbroglio score yet again for Royal Kashmir A to put them 3-2 ahead. But the opposition would have none of that as Lucinda Singh and NavinKhanna scored a goal apiece to get Teachers into the lead 4-3.Jagat Singh of Royal Kashmir then fired a goal to level at 4-4.

However, two consecutive goals by Pretender Singh sealed the fate of the matches it ended 6-4 in favour of Teachers.

  • • http://www.thelalit.com/the-lalit-events/The-Lalit-Suri-Beach-Exhibition-Polo
  • • http://www.royalark.net/India/patiala5.htm
  • • http://www.royalark.net/India/patiala5.htm

The grand event, held at the Jaipur Polo Grounds, Delhi, was played by India's leading polo players, divided into four teams named after the four Omega collections, Constellation, DeVille, Seamaster and Speedmaster. Each 'Omega Team' consisted of a royal member, cavalry officer, industrial magnate and high goal polo professional. Amongst the prominent team members were YuvrajShivraj Singh of Jodhpur, YuvrajVikramaditya Singh of Kashmir, Karan Thapar of the Thapar Group, Naveen Jindal of Jindal Industries and Navin Khanna of Allied Domecq, Col. PinkaVirk, Captain of the Indian polo team for the World Cup, Comdt. Col.
Bhawani Singh of 61st Cavalry who is also Honorary Secretary of the Indian Polo Association and high goal polo players Samir Suhag and DhruvpalGodara. The De Ville team scored a four goal to three and a half victory over the Constellation team to clinch the title in the 'Omega Polo Challenge' Cup, with UdayKalaan and ManupalGodara each scoring two goals.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031211/ncr3.htm