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Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player as well as the captain of the Indian national hockey team. [2] He plays as a defender, is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. [3]
Charanjit Singh (3 February 1931 [a] – 27 January 2022) was an Indian field hockey player who was the captain of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta.
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936
The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series. India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands. [50] Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win ...
He was captain of the Indian team at the Hockey World Cup 1975 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He represented India in three Olympics from 1968 through 1976, winning bronze medals in his first two Olympic Games. [ 3 ]
Dhanraj Pillay (born 16 July 1968) is a retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the India national team. He also looks after the Air India Sports Promotion Board as a Joint Secretary based in Mumbai. For the last 5 years, Dhanraj is overseeing the SAG Hockey Academy in Gujarat funded by the Gujarat Government.
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh (born 8 May 1988) is an Indian field hockey coach and former player. He was the captain of the national team and played as a goalkeeper. [2] Since 2024, he is the head coach of the India men's national U-21 team. He is also the coach of Delhi SG Pipers in Hockey India League.
He captained the Indian team to the inaugural 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, which India won by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final. [8] But Rajpal was removed as the captain on 30 September and was replaced by goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri. It is believed that his demotion was imminent as he had led the team's revolt against the ...