Sandeep Singh - Sikhs The Supreme

Drag Flicker Sandeep Singh today is the face of Indian Hockey. He was the captain of the team, which won Azlan Shah title after 3-1 victory over Malaysia, after 13 years, in 2009. Earlier India won title in 1985, 1991 and 1995. Prabhjot Singh, Shivendra Singh and Arjun Halappa scored for India. S. Kelvinder Singh, a Sikh, was the member of Malaysian hockey team.

Sandeep Singh is one of the most decorated Indian hockey players in the modern times. He is India’s answer to Sohail Abbas. In 2014, he was the top scorer in the first two editions of the HILs, scoring 11 goals in each. At a time he was said to have the best speed in the world in drag flick. Once poster boy of Indian Hockey, Sandeep is a world class drag-flicker.

Drag-flicker Sandeep is the backbone of Indian Hockey. Feb. 26, 2012 was a historic day when Indian hockey team under the captaincy of Sandeep Singh gained 8-1 victory over France and qualified for London Olympics. He converted five of the six penalty corners into goals including a hat-trick, thus slammed five of the eight goals to take his tally to 16 goals in the tournament. He was declared “Man of the Match” and “Top Scorer of the Tournament”. It is said that Sandeep Singh rises like a phoenix to grab honours. He proved “SINGH IS KING”.

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