Navneet, Hardik win top honours at Hockey India Awards; Zafar Iqbal gets Lifetime Achievement
Navneet Kaur, Hardik Singh named Players of the Year; Zafar Iqbal honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Hockey India Awards
Navneet Kaur, Hardik Singh named Players of the Year; Zafar Iqbal honoured with Lifetime Achievement at Hockey India Awards
The Hobart leg presents an important opportunity for the team to reassess combinations and fine-tune its structure as it builds towards the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup and the Asian Games.
Speaking about the captaincy responsibility, Hardik said, "I am grateful for this opportunity, and I am looking forward to it. It is always exciting to be in a leadership role and take the team along in both highs and lows through the season."
This is the second consecutive year that no cricketer has been selected for India’s highest sporting honour.
Hockey Team Vice Captain Hardik Singh won the prestigious Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of The Year 2023 award .
Former Olympian Ashok Kumar received the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award with a cheque of Rs 30 lakh and a trophy.
Versatile midfielder Hardik Singh says his elevation as vice-captain of the National hockey team is due to his consistent hard work ," I was working hard for the last three to four years and my hard work paid off,”
India will need to win against New Zealand in the crossover match on Sunday to make the Quarterfinal of the World Cup. Statesman News Service
MRI report suggests no major injury for injured midfielder.
Hardik scored a memorable field goal in the quarterfinal match against England, which helped the Indian team enter the medal rounds at the Olympics after more than four decades.
