Indian Hockey Team  

Dhanraj Pillay is a former Indian field hockey player. The Government of India has honoured him with prestigious awards like Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, and Padmashri.

Khurshid Mastan has represented the country in national hockey tournaments a total of five times. Due to difficult financial circumstances, he had to put an end to his dream of becoming a world-renowned hockey player. He runs a puncture repair shop to earn a living.

Mumtaz Khan is an international hockey player. She earned a spot on the Junior National Hockey team in 2017. In 2022, Mumtaz was honoured by the FIH as the Rising Star of the Year. Mumtaz played exceptionally well in the Junior World Cup scoring 8 goals in 6 matches, including a hat-trick against Malaysia.

After the match against Malaysia, Selvam Karthi was given the award for the Best Young Player of the Match. He is only 22 years old with hopes of giving his family the comfort of living after facing the struggles of poverty.

In an exclusive interview to Asianet Newsable, Indian women hockey coach Ankita Billava Suresh speaks about the journey in Tokyo, the team's performance, on PM Modi's call and Odisha CM backing the Indian Hockey team and more.

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

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

'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

'I really hope everyone is taking the correct precautions and that we can all come together as a society during these times, and can really pass this test with flying colours as soon as possible,' said Indian hockey player SV Sunil on the current health crisis due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Indian hockey players and support staff are taking all the necessary precautions at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facility in Bengaluru. The campus is well-equipped for regular practice sessions and no unauthorised persons are allowed to enter the premises

 MyNation’s Sportstop brings to you what all happened in the past week (October 28 to November 3). India’s T20I team, without Virat Kohli, was beaten by Bangladesh in Delhi while Indian hockey teams, both men and women, qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. All this and more in this week’s Sportstop

The coaches and captains of Indian hockey teams sounded upbeat about the prospects of the two teams in the qualifiers, scheduled to be held at Bhubaneshwar on November 1 and 2, for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The three-week camp will be conducted by coach Graham Reid at the helm. Following the team's recent victory in the Olympic Test event final against New Zealand, led by defender Harmanpreet Singh, the campers will be focused on remaining consistent in their performance

The draw to determine the matches of the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers will be held on September 9 at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland