Video analyst Ashok Kumar narrates the hockey bronze story
3 years, 4 months ago

Video analyst Ashok Kumar narrates the hockey bronze story

The Hindu  

Penalty corner combines delicate touch and accuracy with the brutal power of a drag-flicker. Travelling right into the heart of the historic hockey campaign, the side’s video analyst C. Ashok Kumar told Sportstar, “Everyone knew Rupinder Pal Singh and Harmanpreet took our penalty corners.” He elaborated, “But by adding Varun Kumar and Amit Rohidas to our list of potent penalty corner takers, we managed to confuse our opponents. They could not plan.” Ashok Kumar noted, “Our penalty corners had speed, accuracy and power. And then we tried different variations, we were quick on the rebounds.” Having worked with the men’s and women’s junior National teams, the 30-year-old Ashok Kumar, a defender who represented Nilgiris in hockey apart from being a qualified umpire, joined the senior team in 2019. Ashok Kumar said the role of the “first rusher,” was most crucial in stopping penalty corners.

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India claim second successive hockey bronze in Olympics; beat Spain 2-1 in playoff
5 months, 1 week ago

India claim second successive hockey bronze in Olympics; beat Spain 2-1 in playoff

Deccan Chronicle  

Paris: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh rose to the occasion once again with twin strikes as the Indian hockey team beat Spain 2-1 to claim a second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympics and give a perfect send-off to veteran custodian P R Sreejesh here on Thursday. Harmanpreet converted two penalty corners after Spain skipper Marc Miralles gave his side the lead …

India defeats Spain 2-1 to clinch second consecutive bronze medal at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

India defeats Spain 2-1 to clinch second consecutive bronze medal at Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

India broke a four-decade long jinx in Tokyo. In captivating action under the hot afternoon sun, India, which switched to coach Craig Fulton only three months prior to the Asian Games last year and adapted quickly to a defence-first style, rallied to pip a never-say-die Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match. India’s fourth bronze and 13th Olympic medal was …

India women’s hockey team gets Rupinder Pal Singh’s help in fixing penalty-corner woes ahead of Olympic qualifiers
1 year ago

India women’s hockey team gets Rupinder Pal Singh’s help in fixing penalty-corner woes ahead of Olympic qualifiers

Firstpost  

Ace women’s drag flicker Gurjit Kaur termed the camp, that began on Wednesday at the SAI Bengaluru, as a perfect learning space ahead of the crucial qualifiers Bengaluru: In order to fix its perennial penalty-corner woes, the Indian women’s hockey team is engaged in a skill-sharpening exercise with legendary drag flicker Rupinder Pal Singh during the on-going five-day camp in …

Junior Hockey WC: India need to guard against complacency against Spain
1 year, 1 month ago

Junior Hockey WC: India need to guard against complacency against Spain

The Hindu  

Their campaign has started positively, but India must guard against complacency when they face Spain in their second Pool C match of the FIH junior men's hockey World Cup here on Thursday. Vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal came out to be India's saviour, scoring a hat-trick as India overcame some anxious moments to beat Korea 4-2 in their opener on Tuesday. …

Junior Hockey World Cup 2023: India needs to guard against complacency against Spain
1 year, 1 month ago

Junior Hockey World Cup 2023: India needs to guard against complacency against Spain

The Hindu  

Its campaign has started off positively, but India must guard against complacency when it faces Spain in the second Pool C match of the FIH junior men’s hockey World Cup here on Thursday. Vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal came out to be India’s saviour, scoring a hat-trick as India overcame some anxious moments to beat Korea 4-2 in the opener on …

A phase away from finishing the way we want: Craig Fulton on missed penalty corner chances vs Japan
1 year, 5 months ago

A phase away from finishing the way we want: Craig Fulton on missed penalty corner chances vs Japan

The Hindu  

Head coach Craig Fulton admitted the Indian men’s hockey team’s penalty corner conversion rate in the drawn match against Japan is concerning but assured that his side is not far away from finishing things perfectly. India managed to score only one goal off 15 penalty corners in the 1-1 draw against reigning Asian Games champion Japan at the Asian Champions …

Playing the Way We Want: Craig Fulton Though Admits 'Concern' on Missed Penalty Corner Chances vs Japan
1 year, 5 months ago

Playing the Way We Want: Craig Fulton Though Admits 'Concern' on Missed Penalty Corner Chances vs Japan

News 18  

Head coach Craig Fulton admitted that the Indian men’s hockey team’s penalty corner conversion rate in the drawn match against Japan is concerning but assured that his side is not far away from finishing things perfectly. We are one phase away from finishing the way we want to.” However, Fulton gave due credit to the Japanese for defending well and …

Former hockey captain Sandeep Singh believes India have an edge at CWG 2022 due to multiple drag-flick options
2 years, 6 months ago

Former hockey captain Sandeep Singh believes India have an edge at CWG 2022 due to multiple drag-flick options

Firstpost  

The 36-year-old Sandeep Singh said that India are lucky to have multiple penalty corner specialists in the team. The emergence of a number of penalty corner specialists in the national team gives India an edge over the other sides, according to former hockey captain Sandeep Singh, who knows the “difficult art” of drag-flicking like the back of his hands. And …

Olympic test event: India 2 - 1 Japan; Gurjit Kaur with two goal; Match report, Pictures
5 years, 4 months ago

Olympic test event: India 2 - 1 Japan; Gurjit Kaur with two goal; Match report, Pictures

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s hockey team started its campaign in the Olympic test event with a resilient 2-1 victory over host Japan on Saturday. India took an early lead through its penalty corner specialist, Gurjit Kaur, in the ninth minute, but the host equalised in the 16th minute as Aki Mitsuhashi scored a field goal. However, Gurjit stepped up again in …

Gurjit Kaur's brace helps Indian women beat Japan in Olympic test event
5 years, 4 months ago

Gurjit Kaur's brace helps Indian women beat Japan in Olympic test event

India Today  

Penalty corner specialist Gurjit Kaur scored a brace as the Indian women's hockey team started their campaign at the Olympic test event with a resilient 2-1 victory over hosts Japan at the Oi Hockey Stadium here on Saturday. Gurjit gave India a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal in the ninth minute of the game, but the hosts equalised it …

Indian men's hockey team suffers 0-4 defeat against Australia after goals from Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward
5 years, 8 months ago

Indian men's hockey team suffers 0-4 defeat against Australia after goals from Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward

Firstpost  

The Indian men’s hockey team were blanked 0-4 by World No 2 Australia in the four match of the tour Down Under with Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward scoring a brace each for the hosts, Perth: The Indian men’s hockey team were blanked 0-4 by World No 2 Australia in the fourth match of the tour Down Under with Blake …

Indian Hockey Team Lose Azlan Shah Cup Final in Penalty Shootout
5 years, 9 months ago

Indian Hockey Team Lose Azlan Shah Cup Final in Penalty Shootout

The Quint  

The Indians Saturday were undone by missed opportunities as they created numerous scoring chances but failed to utilise them. A quick assist by Sumit Kumar Junior to Simranjeet earned India it's first goal in the ninth minute. With less than a minute remaining for the first hooter, Gurinder Singh earned India's first penalty corner but the dragflicker could not get …

India's penalty corner troubles due to drag-flickers' lack of creativity and variations, says former captain Sandeep Singh
6 years, 3 months ago

India's penalty corner troubles due to drag-flickers' lack of creativity and variations, says former captain Sandeep Singh

Firstpost  

Speaking to Firstpost, Sandeep, an expert drag-flicker in his heydays, also credited technology for helping goalkeepers in reading the drag-flickers well. New Delhi: Former India hockey captain Sandeep Singh believes India’s long-standing issues with short-corner conversion are due to lack of variety and creativity, and stressed on the need for drag-flickers to be more innovative. This year, India’s struggles with …

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