It is supposed to be Home and Away but FIH is a poor association. Cant have a whole trip planned just to play one game. So this year both Home and Away are in India for India vs Belgium. In 2021 FIH Pro League, Belgium will host two matches with India.
Good to see match winning players like Rupinder Pal Singh, Ramandeep back in the main squad. Previous coaches were content in dropping best players and continuing with underperforming players in the name of junior world cup.
Manpreet Singh won FIH men's player of the year . As per reports, he is the first Indian to win in Men's Hockey...
2019 is good year for Indian Hockey, seems like 2020 will be much more fruitful. We won player of the year awards in U 19 as well. Lets hope we win an Olympic medal
Yes Olympic Medal is long overdue since 1980. Last time Olympic Games were held in Tokyo, 1964 India won Gold medal in Hockey. We have a good team this time- better then World Cup if performances in last 4 FIH Pro League Series games are some indication. Matches against Australia are coming in few days time.
Mens Hockey is not popular these days except India. Also in Malaysia and Pakistan but those teams have faded away. Womens hockey readily get hosts, TV deals, sponsors in different countries. I was in conversation with a European Hockey Coach sometime ago. She said that there was so much demand for tickets of England Womens Hockey team that they were considering putting temporary artificial Turf at Rugby Stadium as their Hockey stadium is small. For Mens Team, players were asked to contribute for their flight tickets if they wish to participate. Kalinga Bhubaneswar and Hero Group, Hockey India are like lifeline now for FIH.
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It is supposed to be Home and Away but FIH is a poor association. Cant have a whole trip planned just to play one game. So this year both Home and Away are in India for India vs Belgium. In 2021 FIH Pro League, Belgium will host two matches with India.
FIH Pro Hockey League highlights: Belgium beats India 3-2, top points table
2019 is good year for Indian Hockey, seems like 2020 will be much more fruitful. We won player of the year awards in U 19 as well. Lets hope we win an Olympic medal
Last time Olympic Games were held in Tokyo, 1964 India won Gold medal in Hockey.
We have a good team this time- better then World Cup if performances in last 4 FIH Pro League Series games are some indication. Matches against Australia are coming in few days time.
Striker Lalremsiami bagged the 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of Year
Womens hockey readily get hosts, TV deals, sponsors in different countries.
I was in conversation with a European Hockey Coach sometime ago. She said that there was so much demand for tickets of England Womens Hockey team that they were considering putting temporary artificial Turf at Rugby Stadium as their Hockey stadium is small. For Mens Team, players were asked to contribute for their flight tickets if they wish to participate.
Kalinga Bhubaneswar and Hero Group, Hockey India are like lifeline now for FIH.