2017: A year of disparate halves for Indian hockey

The year for Indian hockey - both men and women - can be divided into a tale of two halves based on their performances.

by Natasha Singh


Indian men’s hockey team hit the refresh button mid-year after former coach Roelant Oltmans was sacked. (File photo)

2017 wasn’t a very spectacular year for the Indian hockey, both men and women’s teams gave mediocre performances that saw them end with sixth and 10th World Rankings respectively. Why we say it wasn’t the best of years is because the men’s hockey team also began the year at the 6th position while the women’s team jumped meager two places from 12th to sit on the 10th spot.