Current Indian hockey team has world-class backline: Raghunath
4 years, 5 months ago

Current Indian hockey team has world-class backline: Raghunath

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Former hockey player V R Raghunath believes that the current Indian team boasts of a world-class defensive line-up and with quality drag-flickers in the ranks, the side can challenge the world's best during next year's Tokyo Olympics. Raghunath, who was a lethal flicker in his playing days, said having four penalty corner specialists in the current set-up augurs well for the eight-time champions in the run up to the Tokyo Olympics, postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think the team must take this period as a one year countdown, and forget everything that's happened in the last 6-8 months. "Usually in the lead up to the Olympics, the last 6-8 months pass by really fast and the team must be absolutely prepared physically and mentally."

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