Practicing with Rupinder at national camp will help in Asian Games: Deepika

Indian women’s hockey team’s penalty corner specialist Deepika believes practicing under former drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh at the national camp will help her in the upcoming Asian Games. Nineteen-year-old Deepika is one of three dragflickers in the Indian team. She scored seven goals in six matches at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup earlier this year. He scored four of these goals on penalty corners. India won this tournament. According to Hockey India’s press release, Deepika said, “We have been working on the drag flick with Rupinder Pal Singh in the national camp for the last few days. He is telling us when to stop the ball and how to make shots at it.

“This will definitely help me in match situations during the Asian Games in Hangzhou,” he said. There is no pressure on me and all the players are encouraging me. ”Deepika said that she did not expect to make it to the team for the Asian Games. “Every player was competing for a spot. I didn’t expect to make it into the team and was very excited when I was selected. This will be my first big tournament and I was a little nervous but head coach Yannick Schopman and senior players encouraged me.

Deepika, a resident of Hisar, Haryana, started playing hockey in 2012 and after many years of hard work, she has now got a place in the team for the Asian Games starting from September 23. He said, “My family always supported me to pursue a career in hockey. When I started playing hockey, people made a lot of talk but my father did not let those things reach me. The Indian women’s hockey team has been placed in Pool A in the Asian Games and will face Korea, Will be from Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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