Savita Punia urges PM Modi to save Women's HIL, says 'A word from you could change its fate'

Veteran India goalkeeper Savita Punia urged PM Narendra Modi to help save the Women’s Hockey India League after India recorded their best World Cup finish in 52 years by finishing fifth. “The league that built these players...needs support to survive. A word from you could change its fate,” she wrote. Notably, WHIL is facing franchise and financial uncertainty.