A day after mid-day reported that the Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd (MHAL) would not be contesting Hockey India's (HI) one-state-one-unit rule that came into effect on July 1, barring Mumbai teams from participating in Nationals, the city's hockey stars have united to fight for the cause.

In January, HI cancelled MHAL's associate membership and recognised Hockey Maharashtra as the state's sole hockey representative as per the Lodha Panel recommendations, seeking the appointment of one sports unit per state for better administration. The Vidarbha Hockey Association also lost its association membership as did a few other hockey bodies across the country.