Dynamite News Jindal Steel Indian Open Polo Championship 2025 begins with Om Birla as Chief Guest; Jindal Panther wins
Jindal Steel Indian Open Polo Championship 2025 started with a bang in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday. Read the full report of Dynamite News:
New Delhi: Jindal Steel Indian Open Polo Championship 2025, one of the historic and prestigious polo tournaments of India, got a grand start. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was the Chief Guest. A large number of senior MPs and other dignitaries were in attendance on the occasion.
In the match played on Tuesday, the country's leading industrialist and BJP MP Naveen Jindal led the Jindal Panther team and defeated Team Carisil by 8-7 in a thrilling match. The competition between father and son as players of the opposite teams was also seen in the game.
Encouragement By Om Birla
In this grand and exciting event, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla encouraged every player involved in this game. The special match organized on the 125th anniversary of Jindal Steel Indian Open Polo Championship started with a exciting match, in which a tough competition was seen between Team Jindal Panther and Team Carisil.
According to the Dynamite News correspondent, top polo players from the country and abroad displayed their amazing skills and sportsmanship in this tournament. In this match, Jindal Panther team led by Naveen Jindal defeated Team Carisil 8-7. Lok Sabha MP Naveen Jindal led Team Jindal Panther and inspired the Indian polo community with his captaincy.
Win With Thrilling Score
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The main attraction of the match was that the game started at a fast pace, where Shamshir Ali of Team Carisil scored the first goal. After this the match became very exciting and Team Jindal Panther made a strong counterattack. By halftime, Jindal Panthers had taken a 5-2 lead, which clearly reflected their strategic ability.
The match witnessed a historic moment when a father-son clash was witnessed as players. While Shamshir Ali played for Team Carisil, his son Hurr Ali was a part of Team Jindal Panther. This has been a rare sight in the history of Indian polo. The match remained close till the last round and both the teams displayed tremendous coordination and sportsmanship. Eventually, Team Jindal Panther won with a thrilling score of 8-7.
Top Scorers
Shamshir Ali (Carisil) – 4 goals
Juane Harriot (Jindal Panther) – 4 goals
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla lauded the players for their skills and courage.
Celebrating 125 years of legacy, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla praised the athletic ability of the players and the skills required to excel in polo. The dignitaries and spectators present praised the sportsmanship while appreciating the brilliant performance of both the teams.
On this occasion, former Chief Minister of Tripura and Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb, Chairman of Parliamentary IT Committee of Government of India and senior Lok Sabha MP Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Mrs. Shalu Jindal, Union Minister Rao Indrajit Singh, MP Jagdambika Pal, Indore MP Shankar Lalwani, Kartik Chidambaram, former Union Minister GK Vasan, Fatehpur Sikri MP Rajkumar Chahar, Dharamveer Singh, Aurangabad MP Abhay Kumar Sinha, Kanwar Singh Tanwar, senior MP Deepender Hooda, former minister Rajiv Shukla, MP Saumitra Khan and a large number of MPs were present.
This victory was special for Naveen Jindal, under whose captaincy Team Jindal Panther achieved this spectacular victory. This match made the exciting start of the tournament even more memorable, where the best polo players of India and the world will compete for the prestigious title.
According to Dynamite News correspondent, the final match will be played on Sunday from 4 pm.