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United News of India
21 hours ago
- Sport
- United News of India
FIH Pro League poor show a temporary dip in form: Aslam Sher Khan
New Delhi, July 3 (UNI) Former India hockey great Aslam Sher Khan feels the Indian Men team's poor show at the European leg of the FIH Pro league should not be seen as a big cause of concern as the team has shown that it can peak at the right time. The Indian team suffered a run of seven successive losses in the European leg of the FIH Pro League recently finishing eighth on the points table. In an exclusive interview to UNI, the 1975 World Cup winner asserted that fans should not lose faith in the team. "They have been performing well for a long time, it is natural that there will be a dip, they were off-colour. But they are a good side with a lot of quality players. They will come back strong. They have shown that they can peak at the right time," Aslam Sher Khan said. Khan, who scored the crucial equaliser against Malaysia in the 1975 World Cup semi-final, said that with the introduction of the Hockey India League (HIL) a lot of Hockey is being played these days, so a balanced calendar needs to be followed. "A lot of hockey is being played nowadays, so a streamlined calendar needs to be there which prevents burnout. And rotation of players of course is important, so that bench strength is built. Europeans do a lot of rotation and follow a balanced calendar. They know for which tournament their best side should be fielded, in which competitions their number two side can be fielded, and where a mixture of experience and youth needs to be fielded," he explained. He noted that tournaments like FIH Pro League provide a lot of international exposure to players, but hosting tournaments in India is equally important. "When top teams come to India to play it boosts spectator interest, which will eventually translate into a robust club hockey culture," he added. UNI RKM RN
Mint
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
India's win in T20 World Cup 2024 final marks one year; fans say ‘still gives goosebumps', seek ‘highlights on Youtube'
It has been a year since Indian Men's cricket team won T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados, marking the watershed moment which ended a long International Cricket Council (ICC) title drought of 11 years. Fans celebrate the special day with memories when India won by 7 runs with 176 runs and 7 wickets against SA's 169/8 score. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X and remarked, 'Do you remember what 𝙀𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖 feels like? Relive that Champions feeling with the Champions 😇 One year of celebrating pride, glory, and togetherness 🇮🇳🏆' Rohit Sharma took to Instagram to admire those involved in the journey, namely Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and others. Hardik Pandya too revisits the day, stating, 'A day I'll never forget. A day we'll never forget. For all of us, India 🇮🇳❤️' Fans have thanked Sharma for bringing trophy to home. One of the users said, 'The feeling which still gives goosebumps ❤️🏆' Another said, 'That final over, that last ball, those celebrations memories that will live forever. Thank you, Team India! 🙌🔥' 'Remember that day and the T20 World Cup win what a stressing final it was India won out of nowhere then the emotions were high 😭💙', 'Release full match or highlights on youtube', 'After 2013 india won ICC title unforgettable day' were some other comments made. 'See, Hardik (Pandya) has come to bowl there. So, we were discussing with Hardik what to do. I didn't know what had happened before. I genuinely thought that something had happened to him. The accident he had, I thought he was just trying to. But actually, it was just to stop the game a little bit,' Rohit Sharma was quoted in a Star Sports interview as saying. He added, 'The momentum was with them. So, it was very important to break that. So, I think we went back to that. Eventually, Hardik dismissed Klaasen.'
