Senior player in the Indian Women’s hockey team Sushila Chanu played her heart out in the semifinal against Japan. Her goalline save in the fourth quarter is still etched in the mind. The Olympic captain wants to take same spirit — that the team showed so far in Kakagimahara — to the final too.

“We did well so far. We won all the matches here. There were difficult times in the course like the last quarter against China. We did some silly mistakes there. We won’t do that in the final. We will keep up the spirit that gave us so much wins here”, the smiling assassin who killed many a Tsunami moves of Japan in the semis,” said.

Sushila is excited that the present team could defeat Japan in Japan.

“We lost to Japan in the Hockey World League. It was lurking in our minds, we wanted to take sporting revenge. That’s exactly happened in the semis”, she said.

India pumped in three goals in the first ten minutes in the semis to stun about two hundred fans who braved the inclement weather to support their national team.

“We conceded two quick goals in the second quarters. In the half-time, Harendra Sir told us to keep cool and play, and if you do so goals will automatically come. We will keep this in mind in the final”, she recollected.

Indian women are having a native coach who can speak in their language after almost a decade. Its Harendra Singh who broke the foreign thing. Asked about training under foreign coach and Indian, experienced Sushila came on her own form. She believes coaches are same irrespective of origin.

“All coaches are good. Everyone trains to our best. But when Harendra Sir says something we get into it, get the touch, it sinks into us immediately. For others the interpreter connect with coach, the difference is there. We understand the things in one say. Otherwise, every coach is good,” Sushila felt.

“We are happy we are in the final. We are in the final after long time. We defeated Japan because we were determined to defeat them to take revenge. The same spirit will carry us along tomorrow too”, the stylist medio-turned-defender, signed off.