"However, he lamented the fact that the men's hockey team very nearly lost out on an Olympic berth. Most players felt Rani was required," she said. Unlike our team that played in the Moscow Olympics in 1980, the current team has had enough exposure. Germany have good players and they play with precision and are a difficult team to beat while the Netherlands have one of the best goalkeeper and have good overall balance too. "Most of us are in touch even now and we could have spoken to the current team and given them good encouraging talk.

Source: Times of India July 22, 2016 14:15 UTC