Five, six. Pick up sticks: India’s hockey dreams

Meet the team as they prepare for the much-anticipated India vs Pakistan game is scheduled for September 30

India has been playing hockey since 1850, yet, for some readers of this magazine, it’s likely the modern hockey story began only in 2014. That was the year the Indian men’s team won gold at the Asian Games, defeating Pakistan in the final. At this year’s Asian Games, India will go up against Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, from September 24. The much-anticipated India vs Pakistan game is scheduled for September 30.

If the India men’s hockey team wins the Asian Games, they qualify for the Olympics.

Currently, the men’s hockey team practises a good five hours a day.