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‘Honoured To Be Compared With Dhoni But…’: Men’s Hockey Captain Harmanpreet Singh’s Honest Admission | Hockey News
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‘Honoured To Be Compared With Dhoni But…’: Men’s Hockey Captain Harmanpreet Singh’s Honest Admission | Hockey News

[ad_1] Asian Games-winning Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh doesn't fancy comparisons with the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni and feels he is not as calm on the ground like the cricket legend. Harmanpreet, who led the team from the front and returned as the top scorer in the Asian Games with 13 goals, has been compared to Dhoni by hockey great Dhanraj Pillay but the star drag-flicker begs to differ. "On ground, I am never calm. I am aggressive unlike Dhoni but off the field, I try to remain as calm as possible," Harmanpreet said during a visit to PTI headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday.Dhoni, who led India to the 2011 ODI World Cup title, is known as 'Captain Cool' for his calm demeanour during pressure situations.Harmanpreet feels aggressiveness on the hockey turf com...
Asian Games: Harmanpreet Singh Hits Four As India Record Biggest-Ever Win Over Pakistan In Hockey | Asian Games News
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Asian Games: Harmanpreet Singh Hits Four As India Record Biggest-Ever Win Over Pakistan In Hockey | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Captain Harmanpreet Singh found the net four times as a rampaging India hammered Pakistan 10-2 to record their biggest-ever win over the arch-rivals in a one-sided Pool A match to book a semifinal berth in the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. Harmanpreet scored in the 11th, 17th, 33rd and 34th minutes while Varun Kumar (41st and 54th) struck twice. Mandeep Singh (8th), Sumit (30th), Samsher Singh (46th) and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (49th) were the other goal getters.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)Pakistan reduced the margin through Muhammad Khan (38th) and Abdul Rana (45th) as India toyed their opponents for large part of their penultimate pool match. This was the 180th match between the two teams and the 8-goal marg...