India it was so in 2009 so far
by K. Arumugam
Statistical summary of how and what of Indian senior men’s hockey so far in 2009 (Jan-April 20, 2009)
24 players represented India
Only 10 players played in the all the four assignments
Only 9 players played all the 20 matches that India played this year.
India’s performance stat: played 20, won 10, lost 4 drawn 6
Despite playing all the four events, Adrian D’Souza played only 8 matches.
Sarwanjit Singh was part of three events only to play in just a handful of matches!
Ravi Pal Singh played only one assignment after which he was dropped.
For the first time in his career, Ajitesh Roy played all the matches in a tournament – 5 in 2009 Azlan Shah Cup.
India scored 41 goals in 2009 while conceding 32, about half of them in the Punjab Gold Cup.
12 players got their name in the scorers’ list, with Sandeep Singh topping it with 12 goals.
Shivender Singh comes second with 7 goals, followed by Prabhjot Singh (5), Tushar Khandker (4) and Rajpal Singh (3).
Note: More statistics on different format are available at different heads in stick2hockey.com