Category: Rajinder Column

Honestly, it was such a huge relief that we finally picked up full three points after our 5-3 win against Malaysia last night. It meant that we took a big step forward in our endeavour ...

We were blessed with lot of sunshine and comparitively better weather conditions on Tuesday night when we took on Belgium in our opening pool game, but then, I was as disaappointed as any fan of ...

Coming to Madrid from India was like stepping into a freezer and that is the best way I can describe our experience in the Spanish capital so far as we prepare for our campaign in ...

With Australia beating Arentina 8-2 we are once again in the medal hunt. This is not the best way — the back door — but we get another chance to beat Pakistan. We beat them ...

I cannot put my finger to it but there is something missing in the team. There is no spark – as we say in hockey parlance, there is no “current” when the team is playing. ...

We have not played so poorly as we did against Australia on Tuesday, in a long, long time. We made so many mistakes – and that too after making a decent start in the match. ...

21/8 We have not played so poorly as we did against Australia on Tuesday, in a long, long time. We made so many mistakes – and that too after making a decent start in the ...

19/8 A win always lifts the morale of the team, however it comes. The win over Germany has given us three points but I must confess I’m not happy with the performance. It was obvious ...

18/8 It was very disappointing to lose the way we did against the Dutch. It hurts when your boys play so well for 60 minutes and then lose focus. Dilip Tirkey¡¯s absence for most of ...

It is great to be back here in Amsterdam. The change in fortunes of the Indian team started here last year, just before the Cologne Champions Trophy, and we are here again hoping to make ...