MUMBAI: Following the resignation of R K Shetty as its chief, the Indian Hockey Federation will elect its new president at its Special General Body Meeting on 5 November.

The special GBM will also vote on adopting amendments to the IHF constitution which includes selecting a chairperson from amongst the elected office-bearers and who would be above the rest. Interestingly, past presidents of the IHF will also be eligible for the post of chairperson, a move most seen as being aimed at bringing KPS Gill -- currently an advisor to the IHF -- back into the official fold.

IHF Secretary General Ashok Mathur wrote a letter saying, "Subsequent to the resignation of R K Shetty, President IHF, it has been decided to add the election of president as one of the agenda to the notice dated 18th October 2012 already circulated.

"As such the election of the president will also take place on the Special General Body Meeting of the IHF on Monday, the 5th November 2012 at 11:30 am".

Nominations can be filed from 31 October - 1 November on which scrutiny will be also done. The deadline for withdrawal has been fixed for 3 November.

MUMBAI: Following the successful conduct of the first season of World Series Hockey, Nimbus and Indian Hockey Federation have announced the dates for the second season. The world?s biggest hockey league will be played from 15 December to 20 January 2013.

Nimbus Sport COO Yannick Colaco said, "We are delighted to announce the dates of World Series Hockey Season 2. Season 1 was a resounding success for all the stakeholders - players, commercial partners, franchise owners and above all the hockey fans."

IHF president R K Shetty said, "World Series Hockey has clearly emerged as the biggest hockey league in the world and the second biggest sports league in India after IPL. The second season will be bigger and better. We will shortly announce a host of new initiatives along with the format and schedule."

According to Nimbus, the inaugural season of World Series Hockey reached viewers in over 30 countries on television and over 65 countries on YouTube. The unique television tune-ins in India was over 32 million.

The five week long inaugural tournament created unprecedented buzz in terms of daily prime time action on television and record fan walk-ins in the stadium. An aggressive 360-degree marketing campaign and extensive media coverage resulted in high awareness and consumption of WSH.