Rupinder Pal Singh News
Harendra Singh had a major role to play in reviving Sardar's career and the former captain said the sacked India coach wasn't given enough time to prove his worth with the senior national side.
When asked if he was in favour of going back to foreigners as national coach, Sreejesh responded in the positive.
In the absence of Rupinder Pal Singh, India had three dragflickers in young Harmanpreet, Amit Rohidas and Varun Kumar but their conversion rate was poor, recording just 30.7 per cent.
The Indian men's hockey team scored two goals in the final three minutes to overcome England 4-3 in a thrilling match to top Pool B and enter the semi-finals of the 21st Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
Defender Rupinder Pal Singh on Monday said that the Indian hockey team is trying its best not to repeat the defensive mistakes they committed in the four-nation invitational hockey tournament in New Zealand.
The Indian men's hockey team produced a spirited performance to upstage world No.3 Belgium 5-4 in its second match of the Four Nations Invitational tournament's second leg here on Thursday.
Indian men's hockey team will look to make a winning start to the new season when they take on Japan in their opening match of the Four Nations Invitational Tournament here on Wednesday.
To call India’s performance below-par will be an understatement. After a fighting draw against Australia, the team’s graph plunged in defeats against England (2-3) and Germany (0-2).
The defeat means India slip to the last position in Pool B with just one point. However, it doesn’t hurt their chances of progressing as the format ensures all eight teams play the quarterfinals.
Back in national colours after recovering from an injury, dragflick specialist Rupinder Pal Singh said defence will be his top priority as he looks to make a fresh start during India's campaign at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final here.
The team plays practice matches against Olympic Gold medalists Argentina on November 27 and England on November 28 respectively.
Back into the national fold after overcoming the "toughest phase of his career", fit-again dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh says his comeback will be difficult as he has to stave off stiff competition from juniors to cement his place in the side.
Sardar is a former India captain and 2017 Khel Ratna award winner and was part of the 2017 Asia Cup that India won last month.
India are placed in an easier Pool B, with the Netherlands only team ranked higher. Other teams in the pool are Pakistan and Canada. The other pool comprises Olympic 2016 champions Argentina, England, South Korea, Malaysia and China.
India had finished runners-up in last year`s edition when they had lost 0-4 to Australia in the final.
The win took the Waveriders to the third spot in the standings with 21 points from eight games, leaving Punjab at the bottom of the table with 17 points.
Delhi will go into the game riding high on the confidence they have gained from the two successive wins against UP Wizards and Kalinga Lancers.
Rupinder has been successful at converting just one goal from the 10 PCs he has attempted this season.
Rupinder was the highest scorer in Asian Champions Trophy with 11 goals to his name
The loss means India will now play Malaysia for the third-fourth place classification match tomorrow.
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