Bharat Chetri

Warriors-Wizards match ends in a 2-2 draw in HIL

Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Uttar Pradesh Wizards shared two points each after playing a 2-2 draw in the Hero HIL. ...  

Axed seniors will have to earn a comeback: Nobbs

With a young Indian team managing an impressive fourth-place finish in the Champions Trophy, hockey coach Michael Nobbs has dropped hints that seniors such as Sandeep Singh could be on their way out as he is looking to build a side for the 2016 Olympics. ...  

How India made it to Champions Trophy hockey semis

However, India have a tough ask to beat Australia in the semi-final and assure themselves a Champions Trophy medal after 30 years. ...  

We're not good enough to play in London: Chetri

London: India's disastrous hockey campaign in the London Games ended with a humiliating bottom spot finish out of 12 competing nations, and it prompted a dejected skipper Bharat Chetri to say that the former champions were not good enough to play at a big stage like the Olympics. "We thought we could do well here, but the team was not good enough for a top-class event like the Olympic Games,"...  

Ind hockey team turns to Yoga ahead of Olympics

New Delhi: Set to return to the Olympic stage after eight years, the Indian hockey team is working hard on being a mentally strong unit by practising yoga and meditation before the London Games. "Olympics is the topmost event and we are playing there after eight years. So, naturally there is pressure to perform. We are practising Yoga daily for 40 minutes to enhance mental strength," Indian captain Bharat Chetri...  

Nobbs has brought attacking hockey back to India

New Delhi: Ending a dry spell of 32 years without an Olympic medal is a task that Bharat Chetri and his team will have to endure at the London Games. While the enormity of the job is not unknown, India somehow have managed to string together a team of 16 men who seem capable to improve dramatically if not turn the tide into a medal. Skipper Chetri is not unaware...  

India, Spain share six goals in first Test

Santantder (Spain): An agile India put up a decent performance to held hosts Spain to an exciting 3-3 draw in the first hockey Test at the new facility in La Albericia in the capital city of the Cantabria province here. Ranked 10th in the world, India trailed twice in the match but bounced back well and with a bit more luck and pluck, they could have won against the ranked...  

'With some luck, we can do wonders at Olympics'

New Delhi: They might not be in the same league as Australia and Holland but India coach Michael Nobbs is determined that his wards will not be going to the London Olympics simply to make numbers. No one better than Nobbs knows the significance of the job at hand, and the Australian exuded confidence that his wards have the potential to recreate history provided lady luck smiles on them during...  

Awe-struck hockey team to leave for Olympics

New Delhi: The nostalgia was palpable and the applause resonated a new-found vigour. The Olympics send-off ceremony for the Indian hockey team here on Sunday turned into a nostalgic affair as Hockey India (HI) chose the occasion to facilitate the game's 34 stalwarts who have an Olympic gold to their name, or as the HI called them 'Golden Greats'. The 16-member Indian Olympic squad, led by skipper Bharat Chetri, leaves...  

HI announces 16-member Olympic hockey squad

New Delhi: Hockey India on Monday announced India's 16-member men's hockey squad for the London Olympics, ending days of speculation. But as expected, the squad is without any major surprises. To be led by goalkeeper Bharat Chetri, only two changes were made from the squad that finished third in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament in Malaysia, with striker Yuvraj Walmiki and defender Rupinderpal Singh being left out for Gurwinder...