How Gurjit Kaur’s drive to stand out gave Indian women’s team their first drag flick expert

Gurjit Kaur is a crucial part of the Indian women’s hockey team. And her rise a drag-flick specialist has a big role to play in that.

Ashish Magotra



It is impossible to imagine a side rising to the top in international hockey without a drag flicker in their ranks. It is impossible because without a specialist, a team will never be able to take full advantage of the penalty corner. Throw in a few variations and you have a weapon that’s hard to stop. Perfect it and you can rise to the top. At the international level, roughly one-third of the penalty corners result in a goal.