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. ...

I'm not yet finished, insists Bharat Chetri

Chetri was the captain of the India team in the London Olympics, an event which eventually turned his career upside down. ...

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 didn't click as a team in London: Chetri

New Delhi: India captain Bharat Chetri doesn't want to point fingers at any individual for the hockey team's disastrous outing at the Olympic Games, instead he is forthcoming in accepting the blame and said the former champions could only play upto "30-35 per cent" of their potential in London. Eight-time gold medallist India touched a new low by finishing last in the 12-team men's hockey competition in the just-concluded London...

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,"...

Players need to learn basics first: Baskaran

Chennai: Former coach Vasudevan Baskaran lashed out at the Indian hockey team for their dismal showing in the London Olympics, and said the current batch of players should first get their basics right before aspiring to play at the international level. Eight-time champions India ended their league campaign at the Games with an ignominious all-loss record, their worst in the history of the mega event, as they lost all their...

Indian hockey eyes 1st Olympic SF since '80

London: Mention Olympics to an Indian, and he will say, "Hockey". That's the kind of association Indian hockey enjoyed with the Olympics - largely before 1980, when the golden run of India's National game ended at eight yellow metals. For the last 32 years, India has been trying to revive its hockey; and on Monday another campaign in that series of revival attempts will be launched as India take on...

Chetri promises free-flowing hockey from India

London: India captain Bharat Chetri promises to play free flowing hockey when the eight-time champions step on to the blue turf at the Riverbank arena here against The Netherlands in their opening match of the London Olympics on July 30. Former champions The Netherlands are tough opponents to start a tournament, but Chetri says to India's liking, the Dutch prefer free flowing hockey. "We've had some close contests with The...

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 determined to make a mark in hockey

New Delhi: Once the undisputed powerhouse of world hockey, India will return to the Olympic stage after a gap of eight years, determined not to end up as also-rans in London where they won their fourth of the eight Olympic gold medals way back in 1948. The London Olympics provide the erstwhile champions with a golden opportunity to make up for the Beijing Games debacle in 2008, when, for the...

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...