Indian star Sardar Singh seemed to have found his moorings back in the Asian Champions Trophy, as he among other things has been chosen as the Best Player of the Final.

At 30, the oldest player in the Indian team, Sardar Singh’s role in the team came into questioning in some quarters as his loss of form and losing sheen after run of the mill performance in Rio.

Sardar Singh was played at front here as a forward, though he is known for his midfield manouvres and defence expertise.

Sardar did not excel upfront either in Rio or here.

But that was till India’s semifinal against Korea.

He proved his worth and also his class with his extraordinary stuff when chips were down.

India was trailing by 0-1 and just seven minutes left in the clock for India to salve something in the semis so that its hopes of reaching the final third time can materialize.

In a spurt of moment, he seized the moment in the right flank, dodged at least three markers, and then reaching close to right side of net along backline, send a gem of a minus to Talwinder Singh, who for once, did not fail. That goal took India to level and then the shoot out is the history

Today in the final, again his class proved the difference between winner and loser.

2-0 India was 2-2 in the fourth quarter. At this juncture, Sardar sprinted to the right side of the circle edge and passed a thro ball to Nikkin, who just did not waste a moment to seize his moment of glory. His diagonal flick crashed in to the net on the right. This goal survived next ten minutes, and India deservedly won the crown which it lost in 2012.

Speaking to stick2hockey.com shortly after getting the Best Player Award at the hands of Chief Minister of Penang State, Sardar said: “This award will boost my confidence, as the title win will do to the youngsters in the team”.

He hastens to add that this victory is for the team, and the credit goes to the team.