Indian hockey team players in new saffron jersey Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Thursday criticized the decision to change the Indian hockey team’s jersey color from its traditional blue to saffron, saying it had hurt the sentiments of sports fans.The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will…
Indian hockey team players in new saffron jersey (left) and India players celebrate after scoring a goal against Pakistan during their 2023 Asian Champions Trophy Hockey match (right) The decision to make saffron the primary color of the Indian hockey team’s jersey for the upcoming World Cup drew criticism from former captains Pargat Singh and…
Image Credit: Hockey India NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Thursday explained why the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will wear saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue jerseys at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, saying the decision was taken both for technical reasons and the national significance of the colour.The move drew…
India’s iconic blue jersey is replaced by saffron (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former Indian hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha has criticized Hockey India’s decision to replace the team’s traditional blue jersey with a saffron one ahead of the 2026 Hockey World Cup. Expressing his disappointment on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote: “I must say that…
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Photo Credit: X/@TheHockeyIndia The management of Pakistan’s hockey team has come under scrutiny after the team was penalized for sending off six players instead of the permitted five during their five-a-side international match against India in Muscat, Oman.The incident happened on Friday shortly after the start of the match, when the umpires noticed that Pakistan…
Rahul Dravid with former international hockey players Sandeep Somesh (centre) and Anil Aldrin in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: : Rahul Dravidonce a hockey midfielder, he famously put away his stick and stuck to weaving magic with the willow. Almost four decades later, with a stick in hand, he can still trap a ball with precision…
Kolkata: Hockey India general secretary Bhola Nath Singh was on Sunday elected unopposed as the president of Hockey Jharkhand for a fourth consecutive term during the association’s 13th Annual General Meeting in Ranchi.The election, however, comes amid a legal challenge over Singh’s eligibility to continue in office.The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 states that “a…
Kanika Siwach (left) and Udita Kolkata: Even as the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams prepare for the upcoming World Cup and Asian Games, a group of players outside the current national set-up have signed up to play in Australia’s Hockey One league, scheduled to be held in October and November.So far, four Indian players…
KOLKATA: The Ethics Committee of Hockey India has started a fact-finding inquiry into the complaints filed against former India women’s hockey captain and Executive Council member Asunta Lakra.The development comes a day after the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports had asked the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute a neutral, fair and transparent committee…
Salima Tete (PTI file photo) Hockey India on Friday named an unchanged 20-member Indian squad for next month’s FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands, with the same group also representing the country at the Asian Games in September-October.The side will be captained by Salima Tete, while head coach Sjoerd Marijne said…
Kolkata: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has asked Hockey India to place former India women’s hockey captain and executive board member Asunta Lakra who alleged sexual harassment, intimidation and retaliation before the federation’s Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) and conduct an independent inquiry.The directive comes days after Lakra wrote to Union Sports Minister Mansukh…
NEW DELHI: There is a quiet confidence around the Indian women’s hockey team these days. It’s not just because they lifted the FIH Nations Cup in New Zealand, earning promotion back to the FIH Pro League, but because the team believes it has finally found the balance between youth, experience and structure.Captain Salima Tete and…
India men’s hockey team coach Craig Fulton believes his team can beat any team in the world if they stick to their plans, saying performances in the final stage of the FIH Pro League have given the team confidence ahead of the World Cup and Asian games.India finished the FIH Pro League season in eighth…
PR Sreejesh, Indian men’s hockey team. (Photos/Agencies) Former Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh questioned the performance of the men’s team after they finished eighth in the FIH Pro League 2025–26 for the second consecutive season, saying that India should measure themselves against the world’s best rather than take solace from success in Asian tournaments.India ended their…
India’s men’s hockey team The Indian men’s hockey team continued its dominance Pakistanbeating their rivals 4-3 in an FIH Pro League match at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Center in London on Tuesday.India, coming into the match on the back of two stunning wins against Holland and Germany, were certainly the better team and…