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In 2016, MS Dhoni had thanked hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr and enquired about his health, to which the triple Olympic champion had smiled and replied, 'Your victory contributes towards my good health'

Balbir Singh Sr, the three-time Olympic gold medallist was in a semi-comatose state since May 18 and had developed a blood clot in his brain after being first admitted to the hospital for bronchial pneumonia with high fever

During the coronavirus lockdown, Indian hockey players are maintaining social distancing. The men and women players are in the same campus, SAI Centre in Bengaluru but are using Google Meet, Zoom apps to communicate

After attending Hockey India's (HI) online 'basic' coaching course, Indian hockey team's men and women players have said they have benefited from the course during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown

On Instagram, India women's hockey team player Navjot Kaur displayed her impressive fitness levels. She was guided by team's scientific advisor Wayne Lombard. Currently, the players are at Bengaluru's SAI due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown

'I have been in the international circuit for around two years and I have been very fortunate to be playing alongside players like Harmanpreet Singh and Birendra Lakra,' said Jarmanpreet Singh

Goalkeeper Krishan B Pathak joined Robin Arkell on an Instagram live session on Monday (May 11) to give a glimpse of the Indian team’s workout while maintaining social distancing at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus in Bengaluru

'It has been a wonderful journey with the Indian team. I idolise Rani and Vandana, and I have learned a lot from them. They are very experienced players and have always supported me during my time with the team. I am very lucky to have seniors like them,' said Indian hockey team player Udita

HI Level 'basic' coaching course is a part of a meticulously-designed coaching programme, known as the Hockey India Coaching Education Pathway which was launched in 2019

'Fitness will play a key role in how we react to certain situations once we are in the midst of a match in the future. We are carrying out push-ups, crunches, sit-ups and going for individual runs on a regular basis,' said Indian hockey player Nilakanta Sharma

'When I had started off at the age of 15, I was always very fearless. I would try to use my skills, retain possession for as long as possible and then aim for goal. But with time, I realised that you can’t play like that, especially when the sport has evolved so much,' said Indian women's hockey player Vandana Katariya

'It’s been over a year since chief coach Graham Reid has joined us and I am sure one can see the difference he has brought to the side since April last year,' said Gurinder Singh

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'Hockey India has put a brilliant process and structure in place in order to improve the standards of officiating in hockey,' said Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, president, HI. Match officials will benefit from WhatsApp interactive sessions

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in India, online education sessions will be conducted by HI and SAI and they aim at providing high level knowledge to hockey coaches around the country through video conferencing