Bhubaneswar, Jan. 21 -- When Udita lifted the Women's Hero Hockey India League 2025-26 trophy with SG Pipers recently, the celebrations extended far beyond her team's dressing room. Over in the men's competition, Ranchi Royals forward and her husband, Mandeep Singh, was watching closely -- proud, motivated, and quietly setting his own sights on the same prize.

While Udita has already etched her name into this season's history books, Mandeep believes her success has added fresh motivation rather than pressure.

"I told her even before the final that her team would win," Mandeep said as quoted by a Hockey India press release. "But when I actually saw her lift that trophy, it hit me differently. I felt an overwhelming sense of pride and hap...