Rajasthan’s Neeraj Batra Appointed Coach of Indian Lacrosse Team
Udaipur. Rajasthan’s Neeraj Batra has been appointed as the coach of the Indian Lacrosse Team for the upcoming Asian Lacrosse Games, scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from November 17 to 23. The announcement was made by the Lacrosse Federation of India.
According to Ashok Parnami, President of the Rajasthan Lacrosse Association, Neeraj Batra, who serves as a Physical Education Teacher at Government Senior Secondary School, Dhar (Udaipur), has brought immense pride to the state with his appointment.
Under Batra’s guidance, the Rajasthan Lacrosse teams have dominated the national circuit over the past three years — winning 13 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals across 20 national championships in senior, junior, and sub-junior men’s and women’s categories.
In the previous Asian Lacrosse Games, the Indian team secured a silver medal, marking a strong presence in international lacrosse, with seven players from Rajasthan’s tribal regions contributing to that success.
For the Riyadh games, nine women and five men players from Rajasthan have been selected for the Indian squad — most of them belonging to the tribal belts of Udaipur, which has been hailed as a matter of great pride for the region.
On Batra’s appointment, several dignitaries extended their congratulations, including Udaipur MP Dr. Mannalal Rawat, Udaipur Rural MLA Phool Singh Meena, Divisional Commissioner Pragya Kewalramani, District Collector Namit Mehta, UDA Commissioner Rahul Jain, social worker Shraddha Murdia, Dr. Prakash Jain, District Sports Officer Dr. Mahesh Paliwal, District Education Officer Lokesh Bharti, Deepak Gaur, Dr. Satyanarayan Suthar, and office bearers of the Rajasthan Lacrosse Association.
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