India, July 24 -- Former India women's hockey captain Pritam Rani Siwach walked onto the field at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht long before her son, Yashdeep, was born.

Nearly three decades later, destiny has brought the family full circle.

Yashdeep is set to make his senior World Cup debut in the very same country where his mother represented India. And when he steps on the field, it will make the Siwachs the first known mother-son duo in Indian hockey to feature at the sport's biggest tournament. The 26-year-old defender has been named in India's squad for the World Cup, to be held in the Netherlands (Amstelveen) and Belgium (Wavre) from August 15 to 30, turning the tournament into an emotional milestone for the family.

"When I got s...