Sandeep Singh is one of the greatest Indian hockey players of all time. He is known for his insane drag flick that won India many matches and medals. A movie was recently made to celebrate his life and career. Sandeep Singh is married to a former hockey player Harjinder Singh. The duo used to practice at the same academy and love blossomed between them during those years.
Everything about Harjinder Singh, the Wife of Sandeep Singh
1- Harjinder Singh is the wife Sandeep Singh. She used to practice at the same academy and found love with Sandeep Singh.
2- Harjinder Singh quit hockey after her marriage to Sandeep Singh and now acts as a homemaker.
3- The year in which Harjinder Singh and Sandeep Singh tied the knot is not yet known to the public.
4- Harjinder and Sandeep are parents of a boy named Sehaj.
5- Harjinder Singh hails from Shahabad Markanda, a sub division of Kurukshetra district within the Indian state of Haryana.
6- Sandeep Singh and his wife Harjinder Singh have family roots in Pakistan. Their forefathers used to live in those Indian regions which are now part of Pakistan after the partition in 1947.
7- Sandeep Singh, the husband of Harjinder Singh was educated at Shivalik Public School, Mohali. Sandeep was born to Gurucharan Singh Saini and Daljeet Kaur Saini.
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Sandeep Singh Career
Sandeep made his international debut in January 2004 during the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Kuala Lumpur. He assumed the role of the Indian national team’s captain in January 2009, and in 2010, Rajpal Singh took over as captain. Rajpal Singh was renowned for his drag-flicking skills and was once recorded as having the world’s fastest drag flick, clocking in at 145 km/h. During his captaincy, India secured the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2009, ending a 13-year title drought, with a victory over Malaysia in the finals at Ipoh. Singh also emerged as the tournament’s top goal scorer.
In a significant achievement, the India men’s national field hockey team qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, marking the end of an 8-year Olympic qualification gap. They sealed their spot with a remarkable 9-1 victory over France in the Olympic qualifiers’ finals. Rajpal Singh, known for his exceptional drag-flicking ability, played a starring role in the final, scoring five goals, including a hat-trick, all from penalty corners (in the 19th, 26th, 38th, 49th, and 51st minutes). Notably, Singh was the top scorer of the Olympic qualifiers tournament, netting a total of 16 goals.
