New Delhi, July 22 -- It's an honour to lead the national side at a World Cup, and Harmanpreet Singh is set for a rare distinction of doing that twice when the 2026 editionof the FIH Hockey World Cup, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, begins onAugust 15.
Interestingly, India's only World Cup-winning captain, Ajit Pal Singh, also captained the team twice in the tournament. Under his leadership, the team won a bronze medal in 1971 before clinching the trophy in 1975, which remains India's only World Cup triumph. And Harmanpreet wants to emulate that feat to end India's 51-year wait.
Having led India to its second consecutive Olympic bronze at Paris 2024, India's ace defender and drag-flicker Harmanpreet believes the 20-member squad ...