
Asian Hockey Federation honored Salima Tete with the Emerging Player of the Year Award
The Asian Hockey Federation also honored Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh with the Emerging Sports Official Award.
The Asian Hockey Federation also honored Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh with the Emerging Sports Official Award.
Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Mario Lemieux, Gordie Howe, and Sidney Crosby are the top 5 hockey players in the history of NHL.
Rani Rampal made a comeback to the Indian team during the tour of South Africa earlier this year after playing against Belgium in the FIH Womenโs Hockey Pro League 2021-22.
Hockey India also gave away the 2021 awards as the ceremony could not take place due to the Corona pandemic.
Both the teams were tied 2-2 during the regular time. Experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejeshย performed brilliantly in the shootout, which India won 4-3.
This was Indiaโs fifth outright win in seven matches in the 2022/23 season of the FIH Pro League 2022-23.ย
Several players were dropped after Indiaโs World Cup pre-quarterfinal exit in January. But 26-year-old Sukhjeet Singh survived, and struck twice in the second half, scoring field goals in the 31st and 42nd minutes.
The tournament started in October 2022 and hosted New Zealand and Spain at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. India beat the Black Sticks in both their encounters of that leg while losing one and drawing one against Spain.
The 48-year-old coach will have the challenge of uniting Team India. He has been appointed India coach after the resignation of Graham Reid.
This decision comes after the sudden departure of the former head coach, Graham Reid, who resigned from his position in January 2022.
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