Birendra Lakra: Time for Lakra to redeem himself in Tokyo 2020
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The sturdy defender has been named the vice-captain of the Indian hockey team
By Soham Mukherjee
From a very young age, often the thought of representing India had crossed Birendra Lakra's mind when he would be playing hockey on the dustbowls of Lachchada, a small village in the Sundargarh district of Odisha where Hockey is a way of life. More than 60 national players have represented India from Sundargarh including legends of the game like his idol Dilip Tirkey and Deepsan Tirkey.