Sukhjeet (L), as was the case in Antwerp last weekend, was at the heart of most attacking moves. (File)
Paris Olympics: How a crisis meeting helped India’s hockey forwards find scoring touch
Bruised after a 5-0 series hammering in Australia, India’s forwards got into a huddle soon after they returned home.
Their impotence was one of the biggest concerns to emerge from a forgettable tour. They couldn’t score, couldn’t put pressure on Australia’s defence and couldn’t win enough penalty corners to allow captain Harmanpreet Singh to showcase his might. The forwards knew they had a little more than two months to fix this problem.
“So, after the tour, we had a meeting,” India forward Sukhjeet Singh said. Frank words were spoken and ideas were exchanged. When they left the room an hour or so later, an understanding was reached. “If you enter the ‘D’, then you have to have an outcome,” Sukhjeet recalled. (READ MORE)
