That was closest that Dhanraj, an all-time hockey great had come to an Olympic medal. The way Sreejesh and our defenders played today and the way all four of them showed amazing skills in the penalty shootout. The way this team has played these six matches, I am sure that it can bring us the Olympic gold medal after 44 years.'' After defeating Australia in the Olympics after 52 years in the last pool match, Sreejesh had said that he is the Dhanraj Pillay of this generation of players. Now this team should win gold for Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, '' he added.

Source: The Hindu August 05, 2024 02:29 UTC