New Delhi, March 25 -- For a player who is yet to make his senior international debut, Prince Deep Singh's rise has been anything but ordinary.

The young goalkeeper, currently training at the Senior Men's National Camp, has found himself rubbing shoulders with the country's best after being nominated in two of the biggest categories -- Hockey India Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year 2025 and Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year 2025 (Men - Under 21) -- at the Hockey India 8th Annual Awards 2025 which will be held on March 27, 2026, in New Delhi, according to a Hockey India press release.

It is a recognition that feels both surreal and deeply affirming for the 21-year-old player, who only broke into ...