Winning Asian Champions Trophy is important to become the best: Hardik Singh – Dainik Savera Times

New Delhi: Indian men’s hockey team vice-captain Hardik Singh believes that last year’s Asian Champions Trophy title laid the foundation for his team’s achievements and retaining this title will be important to become the best team in the world. The Indian team qualified directly for the Paris Olympics by winning the gold medal at the Asian Games after winning the Asian Champions Trophy last year. Apart from this, he also performed well in the FIH Pro League. The next season of the Asian Champions Trophy will be played in China from 8 to 17 September.

Hardik Singh said, ‘I think the team took that tournament as a springboard to achieve bigger achievements in the future. We will try our best to retain the title this time too.” He said, ‘We have to become the best team in the world and this is an important step in this journey.” Hardik Singh said, ‘The Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai is fantastic. There was a tournament. We were adjusting to the style of new head coach Craig Fulton and the gold medal is a sign that we are going in the right direction.