Mariamma Koshy has taken charge of Hockey India as president with immediate effect. She replaces Narinder Dhruv Batra who was recently elected as the first ever non European chief of the sport's governing body FIH.Hockey India announced that Koshy will head the national body in the 41st Hockey India Executive Board meeting held today. Hockey India Secretary General, Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad has now taken over as the chairman of the Hockey India League Governing Board.These decisions have come in the light of Batra stepping down from his position due to his historic election in the FIH. Batra could not hold both the posts at Hockey India and FIH, thus he stepped down. Today's decisions will require ratification in the Hockey India Congress to be held soon. Earlier this month, Batra made history after becoming the the first Indian and fifteenth president of FIH.