India’s iconic blue jersey being replaced by saffron (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former India hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha has criticised 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…
PR Sreejesh, Indian men’s hockey team. (Photo/Agencies) Former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has questioned the men’s team’s performances after it finished eighth in the FIH Pro League 2025–26 for the second straight season, saying India must measure itself against the world’s best rather than take comfort from success in Asian tournaments.India ended its Pro League…
Deepika (left) with Suchila Chanu after one of her two goals in Auckland on Saturday (Image credit: Hockey India) The Indian women’s hockey team seems to have put their past struggles behind them as they continued their impressive run at Nations Cup, thrashing Chile 6-0 in the semifinals in Auckland on Saturday to set up…