India look for the missing PC piece
NEW DELHI, May 31 -- Ever since Harendra Singh joined the Indian women's hockey team a year back, the chief coach has stressed on bettering the conversion rate in the striking circle.
While the forwards do their best to score field goals, a team can only reach the top with the finest drag-flickers which had gone missing from the Indian setup. While Gurjit Kaur did the job for India in the past, especially in the run-up and during Tokyo Olympics, India's goal scoring rate during penalty corners (PC) has gone down drastically in recent times.
Harendra's main aim since joining the team last summer was to build a pool of drag-flickers who could make the difference in the most important moments. The 55-year-old first roped in former India drag-f...
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