Hockey Te Charcha

In this latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with the Indian Men’s Hockey Team midfielder Sumit, who hails from Haryana, and is looking forward to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. Sumit, who has won numerous medals with the Indian Men’s Hockey Team, said that he is working hard to get into the squad for the upcoming mega-event. The defender reflected on...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with Indian Men’s Hockey Team defender Amit Rohidas, who hails from Odisha, and is keenly looking forward to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. Amit, who has played more than 100 games for the Indian Men’s Hockey Team, said that playing on home turf is a great feeling and praised the fans for being a source of motivat...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with the Indian Men's Hockey Team goalkeeper Krishan B Pathak. The player who has been part of the national setup since his junior days talked about his hockey journey in which he has faced a lot of adversities. Pathak highlighted the importance of supportive teammates in his hockey journey and credits the team's camaraderie their recent success and b...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with Indian Men’s Hockey Team midfielder Hardik Singh, who is looking forward to being part of his second World Cup during the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023 in January.   Hardik, who is one of the mainstays in the Indian Men’s Hockey Team, comes from a family of hockey players and has loved the sport from the time he...

In this episode number 31 of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with the Indian Men's Hockey Team's rising star and drag-flicker Jugraj Singh. The player, who was part of the memorable Silver Medal winning campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 held in Birmingham in which he chipped in with 3 goals. The drag-flicker opened up about his journey from his humble origins to the senior men’s squad and how he...

In the 30th episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak to Indian Women’s Team player Salima Tete, who was part of the team that won the Bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Salima, who hails from Jharkhand, touched upon how her journey over the years and how the senior players have been a massive source of encouragement and motivation. Captain of the Indian Team that won the...

In this new episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we spoke to Suman Bala, member of the 2002 Commonwealth Games’ Gold winning Indian Women’s Team about the journey from two decades ago. Suman, who was playing her second Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, scored 3 goals for India as they surprised one and all with a memorable campaign. The Indian team started off slowly before picking up the pace, w...

In the recent episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we spoke to the talented Indian Women’s Hockey Star Gurjit Kaur. A prolific drag-flicker, Gurjit made her senior debut in 2014 and has been an integral part of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team in the recent year. Gurjit’s ambitions have helped India achieve significant triumphs in recent years, most notably at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She scored th...

For episode 27, we spoke to promising young star of Indian Hockey Sanjay. A prolific dragflicker, Sanjay has been part of the National program over the last five years. He was part of the U-18 team that won a historic silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires back in 2018, he was a regular feature in the junior side that finished on the podium in back-to-back Sultan of Johor Cup. He...

In this latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we indulge in an engaging conversation with one of the finest goalkeepers to have represented India in recent times - Savita. She has been an integral part of the Indian Women's Hockey team for nearly over a decade. Savita made her international debut at the age of 18 when she was selected for the Four Nations Tournament in Durban, South Africa. Featuri...

A two-time Olympian, Asian Games Gold medallist with 285 International Caps for India, Dr AB Subbaiah has been associated with hockey not only as a player but also a former Coach and Administrator. A true student of the game, in this candid conversation with Hockey Te Charcha, he talks about going back to the basics and learning about the many changes the sport has undergone over the past few deca...

In this latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we caught up with Indian Women's Hockey Chief Coach Janneke Schopman. An Olympic Gold Medalist and World Cup winner for the Netherlands, Janneke talks candidly about her transformation from being a player to a coach. From telling us all about how her family was a big influence for her to take up the sport to coaching the Indian Women's Team, Janneke eng...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with Former Indian Men’s Hockey Team Captain Dilip Tirkey. Tirkey holds the distinction of being the most capped Indian hockey player of all time with 412 International appearances over a career spanning 15 years. He is a former Rajya Sabha representative for the state of Odisha, and presently serves as the Chairman of the Odisha Hockey Promotion Coun...

Indian Women’s Hockey team veteran Sushila Chanu appears as a guest on the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha. In this episode, Sushila sheds light on her memorable experiences from her storied career in International hockey thus far. The 30 year-old halfback from Manipur tells listeners about how and why she began playing hockey as a child, and the pathway that led her into the Indian Junior Wom...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with marquee Indian Women’s Hockey Team forward Vandana Katariya, who shares her journey towards becoming one of the most celebrated players in Indian and world hockey. Vandana speaks at length about her late father, who has been the strongest pillar of support in her personal and professional life. She then goes on to talk about the many highs and lo...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with Indian Women's Hockey Team Forwards Navneet Kaur and Neha. The players, who were part of the historic fourth-place finish campaign at the Tokyo Olympics last year, opened up about how they came across the game of hockey and how they started playing the sport. While Navneet stressed on the importance of her father in her hockey journey, Neha credi...

In this episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with the star defender and key drag flicker of the Indian Men’s Hockey team, the one and only Harmanpreet Singh. Known to be a calm and reserved character off the field, Harmanpreet takes listeners along with him through his journey in International hockey in this insightful conversation. Coming off the back of a monumental year in 2021 which saw him...

In the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we speak with none other than the Indian Men’s Hockey team’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. Sreejesh, who is nicknamed the ‘Great Wall of India’ for his heroic performances in goal for the Indian National Team over the last 18 years, opens up about his humble background and why he chose to pursue hockey as a kid at a time when other sports were more pop...

In this year-end special episode of Hockey Te Charcha, Indian Women's Hockey Captain Rani reflected upon the year 2021 which witnessed their historic 4th place finish in the Tokyo Olympic Games. She has been part of some of India's most significant victories including the team's qualification for the Olympics 2020. She has led the Indian Women's team since 2017 and she speaks fondly of this j...

In this latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad reflected upon the start of his journey. The 21-year-old young gun who was part of India's historic Bronze medal-winning campaign at the Tokyo Olympics, recalled how he had to battle injuries early on in his career. He also fondly speaks about leading India Colts in his very first international outing with the team in 2017...

In the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we catch up with Mandeep Singh, who is one of the most flamboyant strikers in the Indian Men’s Hockey Team. He was part of team for India’s historic Bronze medal winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics. He came into the national set up in 2013 as a very young player. His performances in the Hockey India League fast-tracked his debut in the Senior India side,...

In the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we are joined by current hockey star Simranjeet Singh, who was part of the winning the bronze medal team at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Simranjeet’s illustrious national career kicked off as a junior player at the 2016 FIH Men’s Junior World Cup, where he helped the team clinch the Championship title. He made his senior debut in 2018 and has since then repr...

In the thirteenth episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we spoke with the charismatic former Indian hockey player MM Somaya. Somaya was a part of India’s last Olympic Gold medal winning side at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and went on to play in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as well, before Captaining the Indian Men’s Hockey Team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In this episode, Somaya takes us on a journey of In...

In the twelfth episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we took a trip down memory lane with the legendary Gurbux Singh. Gurbux had an illustrious career in hockey, winning multiple medals and honours for his country, the foremost of which is the Olympic Gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Over the course of this conversation, Gurbux Singh relives some glorious memories from his playing career, offering s...

In the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we interacted with Indian Men’s Hockey Team Chief Coach Graham Reid. Graham Reid is no stranger to success on the Olympic stage, having won the Silver medal as a player for Australia in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. However, clinching an Olympic Bronze medal as the Chief Coach of the Indian Men’s Team after a 41-year long wait for India ranks amongst his...