Harmanpreet Singh: The Face Of Indian Hockey

The Indian captain, who is at the forefront of Indian hockey today, recently became the most expensive player in the resurgent Hockey India League

- By Ravi Raj

Such has been the historical domination of India in hockey that we bask too much in the gloried days of the yore and often overlook the current state of the game. While there's nothing wrong with revelling in nostalgia, what it does sometimes is shackle you to the past, an injustice to the current crop of players who deserve to be celebrated for their own merit. And the men's hockey team, led by an astute Harmanpreet Singh, has earned the right to be celebrated more than they are. In Paris, Harmanpreet scored two decisive goals to inspire an iconic comeback victory against Spain in the bronze medal clash. For the first time in 52 years, India brought medals in back-to-back Olympics.