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Kunwar Digvijay Singh, popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player, who is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his mesmerising passing ability and is considered by many to be the greatest dribbler of the game comparable only to Dhyan Chand.

India mens national field hockey team Field hockey team representing India

The India men's national field hockey team was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game until losing in the 1960 gold medal final. India also won the 1975 World Cup. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals.India has palyed 123 matches at the Olympics and won 76 of them,both of which are Olympic Record.

Ajit Pal Singh was an Indian professional field hockey player from Sansarpur, Punjab. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1970, and awarded it in 1972. He played at centre half position. He was captain of the Indian team at the Hockey World Cup 1975 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Prithipal Singh Indian field hockey player

Prithipal Singh was an Indian field hockey player nicknamed the “King of short corner” by hockey commentators. He participated in the Olympic field hockey three times and each time he scored the highest number of goals as a single player. Singh was a player with sharp reflexes, and the tremendous strength in his long and powerful arms produced firmest and sticking shots which unfailingly fetched him goals and often the winners. The Evening Post, New Zealand commented in 1961 that to face the fury of Prithipal's hit is to risk one's life. Another author commented that if Arjuna was the Maharathi of the Mahabharata war, Prithipal was the Maharathi of the International Hockey game. The first-ever Arjuna Award to a hockey player was conferred upon him in 1961, which was later followed by the Padma Shri in 1967. Singh won Olympic medals in Rome, Tokyo and Mexico.

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Gurjinder Singh is an Indian football player who plays as a Defender for I-League team Pune FC.

Sandeep Singh Indian field hockey player, politician

Sandeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana and an ex-captain of the Indian national hockey team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team. He was famous as Flicker Singh in media. Singh holds a DSP rank in the Haryana Police. He has been elected as MLA in 2019 from Pehowa constituency in Kurukshetra, Haryana from Bharatiya Janata Party and has been sworn in as the Sports Minister of the Haryana.

Gurjinder Kumar is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League. A right-footed player, he can also play as a midfielder and as a right back, which he played as during the 2013-14 Federation Cup.

2012 World Series Hockey

2012 World Series Hockey better known as Bridgestone World Series Hockey, abbreviated as Bridgestone WSH, was the first season of the hockey tournament World Series Hockey, a professional league for field hockey in India. The tournament was to take place from 17 December 2011 to 22 January 2012 but later was postponed to 29 February 2012 owing to Olympic qualifiers. Eight teams took part in this competition. The opening ceremony and the first match was held at Sector 42 Stadium, Chandigarh, where Bhopal Badshahs beat Chandigarh Comets 4–3.

Chandigarh Comets

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2013 Mens Hockey Junior World Cup 2018 edition of the Mens Hockey Junior World Cup

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Kalinga Lancers

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Sandhu is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.

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Gurjinder Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender.

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The 2019–20 I-League was the 13th season of the I-League, one of the top Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007.. A total of 11 teams will compete in the league.