Articles by Sundeep Misra
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Apr 12, 2021
FIH Hockey Pro League: Clinical India continue strong show with 3-0 win over Argentina, but real test awaits in Tokyo
India scored through Harmanpreet Singh (11th, PC), Lalit Upadhyay (25th, FG) and Mandeep Singh (58th, FG); the last two goals coming off strong periods of domination. -
Apr 11, 2021
FIH Hockey Pro League: Despite lack of attacking fluency, India ride on late surge to beat Argentina in shootout
On the table, India move ahead of Argentina up to fifth in the Pro League standings, with 12 points from seven matches. Argentina sit sixth, with 11 points from 11 games. -
May 27, 2020
Goal-scoring machine par excellence, Balbir Singh Senior's legacy is secure in pantheon of India's hockey greats
History will look at Balbir generously, as an Indian hockey star revered and venerated almost as much as Dhyan Chand. Both won three Olympic golds. Both set extremely high standards. -
May 17, 2020
Manmeet Singh tribute: Stylish and aggressive in playing days, ex-TT national champion was resolute even in fight against ALS
Manmeet Singh tribute: Stylish and aggressive in playing days, ex-TT national champion was resolute even in fight against ALS -
Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: Stuck in a pandemic, hockey coaches try and improvise game's future in post-COVID world
As sport waits for its spectacle to come back, hockey coaches sitting back, analysing, and reanalysing their own tactical formulae, figure out further tactical shifts and the need for change. Has hockey as a sport prospered? Have we graduated from being an amateur sport with an emotional wrench to a multi-million dollar professional discipline, up there with the big boys? Does anything need to change in a sport where rules are revised at the snap of a finger? -
Mar 18, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic: A world without sports is one of loneliness and longing
For the sports lover - fed on a daily diet of live sport from cricket to football, badminton to tennis, kabaddi to wrestling - time now stands still -
Feb 23, 2020
FIH Pro League 2020: India exude big-match temperament, correct mistakes from last match to beat Australia in shoot-out
India now play on 25th April against Germany in Berlin, the first of their away Pro League games. It’s also the start of the leg where Graham Reid has to find his men for Tokyo; the players who eventually will play the role. -
Feb 22, 2020
FIH Pro League 2020: Overawed by Australia's pace, intensity and skill, India's fourth quarter resurgence falls short
Overawed by Australia's pace, intensity and skill, India's fourth quarter resurgence falls short in first game of FIH Pro League double-header -
Feb 16, 2020
Vivek Sagar Prasad overcomes lack of money, height and career-threatening injury to become FIH Rising Star of the Year
Ashok Kumar says Vivek Sagar Prasad is the perfect central midfielder who has the slice ball, vision and is quick enough to pass and dart into pockets creating space as he runs -
Feb 10, 2020
FIH Pro League 2020: India's defensive lapses overpower their attacking intent as hosts go down to world champions Belgium
India had 12 shots on goal to Belgium’s 9; they had 28 circle penetrations to Belgium’s 19 and 3 PCs to their opponents' 1. In the end, Belgium’s better use of opportunities and some clear thinking gave them the edge.





