Canadian hockey pride - Ludhiana’s Panesar brothers

Sukhpal Singh Panesar and brother Balraj, who originally hail from Ludhiana, will play for the Canadian national hockey team at the Commonwealth Games 2018.

Saurabh Duggal


Sukhpal Singh Panesar, whose father hails from Ludhiana, will play hockey for Canadian national team at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast.(HT Photo)

Hockey was his first love but financial constraints didn’t let Balbir Singh Panesar, a resident of Chacharali village in Ludhiana, pursue his dream. He had to move to Canada in 1976, four years after his father, Waryam Singh, had migrated there for greener pastures.