How did India lose its dominance in international hockey?

Hockey maestros like Carlyle Tapsell, Broome Penniger, Richard Allen, Dickie Carr, Leslie Hammond, the Goodsir-Cullen brothers and Joe Galibardy — now long-forgotten — all played a key role in India's dominance of the game. read more

Belgium hockey team in 2011 were at 13th position in FIH rankings while India was on 12. in 2015, India was at 7th place while Belgium was World No. 2 because of simple reason of playing in international leagues. read more

On 30 April 2008, in an interview with India Today, Khan indicated the impact of the 2007 film about the National Women's Hockey Team, Chak De India, on his future strategy by stating that he wants"to create a 'Chak De' effect" within Indian hockey. read more

Every four years, a billion-plus Indians pray that our hockey team should win a medal at the Olympics, as it has done eleven times before. This year the Indian team does, indeed, stand a chance. read more

With that said, USA men’s hockey consistently finishes in the top 10 at pretty much every tournament/event. At that level you’re talking about a bunch of amazing teams. So while they haven’t been dominant, they are in fact still quite good. read more