NEW DELHI: Hailing from Coorg, the hotbed of hockey in India, it was natural for Nikkin Thimmaiah to become a hockey player. We've got youngsters and very good foreign players and it has been good training with all of them. It was a good tournament for us.It was a great tournament for me. Beating Australia was a memorable moment and a dream come true because they are such a good team. You might be know that the biggest hockey tournament in the world - The Family tournament (Kodava Hockey Festival) - takes place there every year, so naturally I got interested in hockey.

Source: Times of India January 20, 2017 11:01 UTC