Former stalwarts of Indian Hockey– Harbinder Singh and Zafar Iqbal are excited to witness the Indian Males’s Hockey Staff in motion towards Germany on the Main Dhyan Chand Nationwide Stadium in New Delhi. India will face off towards the Olympic Silver medallists on the twenty third and twenty fourth of October. Worldwide hockey is returning to New Delhi after a decade with this occasion and a number of other dignitaries, together with former hockey stars are anticipated to attend the occasion. The final time India performed on the Main Dhyan Chand Nationwide Stadium was the Hero Hockey World League Ultimate – Males’s Spherical 4, again in January 2014.
“1972 was the final time I performed hockey in Delhi for the nationwide workforce. I bear in mind the Shivaji Stadium was crammed to the brim and the followers had been on their toes cheering for us. I imagine lots of followers will flip as much as cheer for India and Germany as properly. They are going to be witnessing a high-level worldwide match after a decade in any case,” Padma Shri Harbinder Singh, winner of the 1964 Tokyo Gold, 1968 Mexico Bronze, and 1972 Munich Bronze on the Olympics commented.
Zafar Iqbal, Gold medallist on the 1980 Moscow Olympics and Captain of the 1982 Asian Video games Silver successful workforce in Delhi additionally weighed in saying, “Again in our period, hockey had an immense following. Occasions just like the Nehru Gold Cup, Asian Video games and different worldwide matches drew lots of supporters and palpable pleasure all the time adopted the massive stadiums we performed in. Germany is a troublesome workforce, we beat them within the Tokyo Olympics to win the Bronze medal and misplaced to them just lately within the Semi Finals at Paris so, I am certain Indians will probably be rooting for us to get one over them.”
Final yr, Chennai hosted the Males’s Asian Champions Trophy, whereas Ranchi welcomed each the Girls’s Asian Champions Trophy and the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier. This November, Rajgir, a metropolis in Bihar, will host the upcoming Girls’s Asian Champions Trophy.
“Excessive-profile matches needs to be hosted at numerous venues throughout the nation, giving an opportunity for folks from all areas to witness the workforce stay in motion and develop the next for the game, along with retaining our gamers sharp for vital worldwide tournaments,” Harbinder Singh lauded Hockey India’s initiative to take hockey to all elements of the nation.
Zafar Iqbal additionally urged supporters to show up in numbers saying, “The final impression earlier than was that India is a workforce that concedes targets late in video games however that has modified now, we’re among the best groups on the planet in all features. The amenities are prime notch and I’m certain the sport will probably be crammed with riveting motion. And, I want to take this chance to ask hockey followers to show up in numbers to assist our workforce.”
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