Singh is from Sant Nagar village, Sirsa district, Haryana.[4] He is the son of a land-owning farmer and took up hockey by chance when he joined the Namdhari Academy to get a new hockey stick, like others in his village. He learnt his basics under coach Harwinder Singh and later, former Indian skipper Sardara Singh, who hails from the same village, became his mentor. His Haryana state coach is Sandeep Sangwan.[4]
Career
In October 2022, Singh’s first big medal came in the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup, held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, where India won a gold medal.[5] Next year too, he was in the Indian team that won a bronze medal in the 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup.[6] In December, he was also part of the India team that came fourth in the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. In 2023, he played in the Indian team that won the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023.[1] He also participated in the FIH pro league for men in the 2022–23 season.[7]
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