Can the sport with the Golden history turn back the Sands of Time and reclaim the lost glory in this year's London 2012.
They may have failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics
2008. They may not be the best team of hockey in the World and they may not be
the favorite team contesting in the Hockey Field of Riverbank arena in London
but the boys with the curved sticks are sanguine about their destiny in London
this year. Bharat Chetri the Indian
Captain when asked about his thoughts on leading the side in London 2012 said
that it was sad not to have qualified for Beijing 2008 and having made it to
London his team is up to make up for it. All the other members of the team are
absorbed in the same feeling of optimism.
India currently is ranked 10th in the world and
expecting a walk through by the Indian team in the competition would be asking
for much but a enhanced performance by the team will surely be an inspiration
for this reborn hockey team. A glorious past and a desire to prove itself, Indian
hockey will be more than motivated in the Olympics this time. Hockey has always
been compared with cricket in India and will continue to be but a good performance
at the centre stage of sport can bear out to be beneficial for the sport’s fate
in the nation. Cricket might seem dwarfed in front of Hockey at the world’s
prospects but one won’t deny that it is something more than a sport in India. This
is a chance for hockey to move out of the shadows of cricket and prove its existence.
Playing against the top teams of the world would be
challenging for this hockey team but as it is said in world of sports, everyday
is a new day. India has had a glorious past in the field of hockey. Winning 11
medals with 8 gold medals, Indian hockey had shown its gut and glory to the
world in the past. Though this team, now, is dependent on foreign coaches for learning
the modern techniques, the proud descendents of Dhyan Chand can stun the world
any moment. Bharat Chetri in a television interview said that if his team plays
to its planning and all the players put in their 100 percent in the team then
there would be no big trouble for them to reach the semi-finals.
India in London Olympics 2012 is placed in Pool B with
Germany, Netherlands, South Korea, New Zealand and Belgium. Indian Team would
be instigating its campaign against Netherlands which is ranked third in the
world. Though rankings don’t support India’s chances, hockey is never played on
statistics. India was clearly the best team in the Hockey Qualifiers held in
New Delhi as they not only defeated teams they bet them with margins. Present
form of this hockey team and the wishes of 121 million people would certainly
help them start on a high note.
Indian Hockey team for London 2012 stands as.
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Reserves
Sarvanjit
Singh
Kothajit Singh
Lineup Courtesy- Wikipedia.org
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