Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has defended their title by defeating Army XI 3-2 in the final of the 89th All India MCC Murugappa Hockey Tournament. As the winning team, Indian Oil Corporation takes home the prize money of Rs 5 lakhs, and the runner-up team Army XI receives Rs 2.5 lakhs. Deepak Thakur was not only the Man of the Match in the finals but also received a special prize for the Best Forward in the tournament.
The 89th edition of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey tournament was held from 16 July to 26 July 2015.
A total of 10 teams are participating in this tournament, pooled in the following 2 groups:
| POOL – A | POOL – B |
| Indian Oil Corporation | Indian Overseas Bank |
| Karnataka Hockey | Punjab & Sind Bank |
| Comptroller & Auditor General of India | Army XI |
| Mumbai Hockey | Steel Authority of India |
| Namdhari XI | Indian Railways |
About Murugappa hockey tournament
- Murugappa Group is one of India’s leading business conglomerates. The Group has 28 businesses including nine listed Companies traded in NSE & BSE.
- Founded in 1900
- Headquarters is in Chennai
- The tournament has become an instrument in promoting Hockey. The prize money has been doubled this year.
About Indian oil corporation
- Indian Oil Corporation (IndianOil) is India’s largest commercial enterprise, with a sales turnover of Rs. 4,50,756 crore and profits of Rs. 5,273 crore for the year 2014-15.
- It is also the leading Indian corporate in Fortune’s prestigious Global 500 listing of the world’s largest Corporates (and first among Indian enterprises), ranked at the 119th position for the year 2015.
- Founded in 1959
- Headquarters – New Delhi
- IndianOil is the second largest player in the domestic petrochemicals market, besides exports to about 60 countries.
GK Question
Who is the chairman of Indian Oil Corporation?
