LUCKNOW, Nov. 13 -- Hockey India on Wednesday announced plans to host big events in Uttar Pradesh in the near future as its secretary-general, Bholanath Singh, said that the country's biggest state deserves to host big international events.

"Hockey India has already discussed plans for Uttar Pradesh with chief minister Yogi Adityanath Ji and soon we will announce details," Singh said in an exclusive chat with HT, on the sidelines of the Trophy Tour of the FIH Junior World Cup, here on Wednesday.

After successfully holding 2016 Junior World Cup Hockey here in Lucknow, when hosts India had emerged champions for the first time, Uttar Pradesh hasn't conducted any big international event of that stature even though Uttar Pradesh Hockey has b...