Hockey India hails Sardar, Rani

Tribune News Service

Hockey India today hailed the selection of Sardar Singh and Rani by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in the 2010 All Stars men and women teams, respectively.

The 24-year-old Sardar Singh is a key player in the men’s team with 106 international caps, who represented the country this year in the World Cup, the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.

He was declared the Player of the Tournament at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup at Ipoh in Malaysia earlier this year.

The 16-year-old Rani from Shahbad (Haryana) is the babe of the Indian women’s team, who was declared the best young player in the World Cup in Argentina.

She was also part of the Indian team in the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, and has 58 international caps to her credit. She was named in the Asian All Stars team in November this year.

Among the coaches, Argentina’s Carlos Retegui and Danny Kerry of England have been given charge of the women’s All Stars team while legendary Ric Charlesworth and Markus Weise of Germany will coach the men’s side.