S. D. KUMAR
Correspondent (Bangalore)

I am proud to be in this TEAM. I came to know about IndianFootball.Com when I searched for NFL news and about HAL & ITI. After that I became a regular visitor of the website. The fact that it was the lone website on Indian football is not the only factor I was hooked on to it, but its presentation and wide coverage of news made me surf it almost 5 to 10 times everyday. It became almost a habit to me to surf the site and IndianFootball.Com is my start page on my PC. I realised that only the Super Division League matches were publish in the site. So I started to send the fixtures and results of the 'A' Division and I started a chat with Arunava about joining the site.

That time there was no website on Indian football and IndianFootball.Com filled the vacuum. I wanted my name to be on the site, because I was looking to become a professional player after playing for the Karnataka state team and Bangalore League matches. I used to surf the website for the results and even looked for my name when I scored some rare goals. I don't score usually because I play in the left-back, central back or in the defensive midfield. That’s how things started and I wrote to Arunava about my interest to join the website as a Bangalore correspondent. And the rest is history.

It started off well, while being a player myself helped me to get news easily. So news from Bangalore became more prominent at IndianFootball.Com. As I continued I came to know more about Bangalore and Indian football and became more football erudite. Playing and covering at the same time was the most unusual experience. I got in contact with several international and national football personalities. I was surprised to know from various people that they regularly follow IndianFootball.Com against all my expectations. From journalists of leading dailies to players playing in the I-League amongst others, everyone told me that surfing IndianFootball.Com was an experience of its kind and they regularly follow the site.

The best part of IndianFootball.Com is that all the editors and correspondents are working voluntarily. All of us work due to our love and passion for Indian football. And that’s why it will remain the marvellous website on Indian football. And in its 10th year it is still going very strong.

I wish Arunava, Chris and the whole team of IndianFootball.Com all the best for the future endeavours!

This write-up is for a different purpose but I want to use this opportunity to thank Arunava and Chris.