Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian former international cricketer who was captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He led India to three ICC trophies, the most for any Indian captain. He is a right handed wicket-keeper batsman; as a batsman, he was most successful in limited overs cricket, scoring over 10,000 runs in One Day Internationals, with a reputation as one of the best finishers in the game.
Field hockey in India refers to two teams, the India men's national field hockey team and the India women's national field hockey team.
Lucas Martín Vila is an Argentine field hockey player who plays for Spanish club Benalmádena as a forward.
Subrata Paul is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan, on loan from Hyderabad.
Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem is an Indian former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Goa.
Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men and women hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting Hockey in India. It was formed after Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008 by IOA.
Sardara Singh, sometimes referred as Sardar Singh, is an Indian former professional field hockey player and captain of the Indian national team. He usually plays the center half position. Sardara became the youngest player to captain the Indian team when he led the side at the 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015. On 13 July 2016, the responsibilities of the captain were handed over from him to P. R. Shreejesh, the goalkeeper of Indian Team. On 12 September 2018, Sardara announced his retirement from international hockey. He played 314 matches during 12 years in his career.
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper and former captain of the Indian national team. He plays in the Hockey India League for Uttar Pradesh Wizards. Sreejesh played a vital role in the Indian national team's bronze medal win at the 2020 Summer Olympics men's field hockey tournament. He won FIH Player of the Year Awards (2020–21) for best male goalkeeper.
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 has been dubbed "Flicker Singh" in the media for his specialization of the drag-flick, one of the fastest in the world.
Akashdeep Singh is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League and the India hockey team.
Manpreet Singh Pawar is an Indian field hockey player and the captain of India men's national field hockey team since May 2017. He led the Indian field hockey team to the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He plays as a halfback.
Devindar Sunil Walmiki is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder.
Varun Kumar is an Indian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender for Punjab Warriors in the Hockey India League and the Indian national team.
Victor Nicky Wegnez is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Club de Bruxelles and the Belgium national team.
Harjeeta is a 2018 Indian Punjabi-language sports-drama film written by Jagdeep Sidhu and directed by Vijay Kumar Arora. Co-produced by Sizzlen Productions, Malika Productions, Omjee Group, and Villagers Film Studio; it stars Ammy Virk, Sawan Rupowali, Sameep Ranaut, and Pankaj Tripathi. The film chronicles the story of Harjeet Singh, a field hockey player raised from poor family and captained Indian team in Junior World Cup. The film was released on 18 May 2018. The film got positive reviews from critics but was a commercially unsuccessful. Harjeeta won two National Film Awards for Best Punjabi Film and Best Child Actor (Ranaut).
Harendra Singh is an Indian field hockey coach and former international player. He is a former head coach of India's men's, women's and junior teams.
Maico Casella Schuth is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC and the Argentine national team.
Hardik Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.
East Bengal Club is an Indian professional field hockey club located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It participates in various tournaments conducted by Hockey Bengal. The team plays its home matches mostly at the East Bengal Ground and also at the SAI Sports Complex at Salt Lake Stadium.
