Begin on positive note, success will follow: Hockey player Pal
Fri, May 07 2021 04:38:53 PM
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS): India hockey team midfielder Rajkumar Pal said he has started to feel comfortable at the highest level even though he made his debut only last year.
The 22-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, who has cemented his place in the India team in just one year after an impactful performance in the FIH Pro League matches against Belgium on debut last year, said on Friday: The way you start anything is very crucial and, therefore, I really wanted to get off to a good start in my international career.
Match situations only way to judge a player: Shamsher
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Bengaluru, April 28 : India hockey team forward Shamsher Singh said that a player s real ability can be judged only in match situations and not in practice sessions.
The 23-year-old from Punjab said that the tour of Argentina for the FIH Pro League matches recently had given him a good idea about the level at which top hockey players play.
India beat the defending Olympic champions in both FIH Pro League games besides winning two practice games as well.
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India suffer their first defeat on Argentina tour
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Buenos Aires, April 13 : After a superb show in the FIH Hockey Pro League where India defeated Olympic champions Argentina in both the matches, the hosts finally tasted victory handing visiting Indians their first loss of the tour in the third practice match on Tuesday. Lucas Toscani scored the all-important goal.
On a day when Argentina s defence seemed impregnable, Toscani s eighth-minute strike sealed India s fate.
Though India made a positive start with forwards Lalit Upadhyay and Rajkumar Pal making deep forays into rival territory, a chastened Argentine defence following their 0-3 drubbing in the second Pro League match, staved off the attacks confidently.
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