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Sardar Singh completes his 200th International cap

| | Nov 10, 2014, at 01:26 am
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS) Indian Captain Sardar Singh played his 200th match during the ongoing Test match against Australia on Sunday.

Congratulating Sardar Singh on his celebratory achievement, Hockey India’s Secretary General Md. Mushtaque Ahmad was quoted as saying to the Hockey India website, “Hockey India is extremely delighted for Sardar Singh’s achievement of 200 international matches. Since his debut, he has been an integral part of Indian team and always gives his best performance in matches at all levels. His journey from a keen learner to an inspirational skipper has seen many successes where he has played a vital role for the team. As a senior player and Captain, he is a hero and a mentor to whom young players would like to look up to and follow the footsteps."

" Hockey India takes utmost pride in congratulating Sardar on his accomplishment of 200 International Caps. We wish him all the best for the upcoming tournaments and hope to see him bringing more achievements for Team India," Ahmad said.

Sardar was awarded ‘Player of the Tournament’ in the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers and 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.

In 2010, Sardar was included in the 18-men FIH All-Star Team and won the Asian Men Player of the Year 2012.

Following his impressive showing at the 2013 Asia Cup, he was signed by the Dutch club, HC Bloemendaal to play in the Euro Hockey League.

In the Hero Hockey India League, Sardar Singh captains Delhi Waveriders and led his team to win the Hero HIL in 2013.
 

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