Dilip Tirkey, who used to be the captain and now leads Hockey India, thinks Harmanpreet Singh could do great things at the Paris Olympics. He reckons that if Harmanpreet, who’s good at drag-flicking plays well, India might get a better medal than the bronze they got in Tokyo.
Tirkey feels good about goalie PR Sreejesh and the new guys, with five of them playing in the Olympics for the first time. He says the team’s drag-flickers are super important. If they’re on top of their game, India has a shot at doing something big.
The Indian hockey team is getting help from Paddy Upton, a South African mental coach who used to work with India’s cricket team when they won the World Cup in 2011. Upton just finished a three-day camp in Switzerland to get the team’s minds ready for the Olympics.
Tirkey stated that the crew’s mind-set plays a important role to save you other teams from scoring in the sport’s very last mins. He additionally stressed the importance of having a solid defense and highlighted Amit Rohidas’s sturdy overall performance in the preceding Olympics.
With Craig Fulton, an skilled teach, on the helm, Tirkey believes the team is ready and constructive about their chances. India faces difficult opponents in their group – Australia, Belgium, Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland – however they’re keeping a top notch mind-set.
India’s first fit is toward New Zealand on July 27. Then, they will tackle Argentina Ireland, Belgium, and Australia. Tirkey thinks India has a hazard to do properly in Paris and perhaps even get a one-of-a-type shade medal this time if anyone at the group does their detail proper.