This year for the very first time an Indian referee or rather more specifically a Goan referee controlled proceedings during the finals of the ISL tournament that resulted in a victory to Mumbai Fc in the finals. For Tejas Nagvekar and his uncle Gokuldas Nagvekar it was a case of a family being in charge of one of the most important tournaments in the country. Tejas Nagvekar controlled proceedings on the ground and his uncle Gokuldas Nagvekar as match commissioner controlled the proceedings overall. It was at this point in time his uncle Gokuldas Nagvekar who was a player and was part of the team that won the Santosh Trophy for the first time advised him to take up refereeing. His uncle Gokuldas Nagvekar has been part of the game for several decades.

Source: The Herald March 16, 2021 19:52 UTC