Women’s hockey team in attacking mode
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Indervir Grewal
In the Series Finals, India struggled with their field-goal conversion rate. Drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur’s form played a crucial role in their success. File
It turned out to be an exceptionally great month for the Indian hockey fans. Rarely do they get to rejoice — victories don’t come often, and titles are rarer. But June was a month of celebration, with the women’s team completing a Series Finals double in Hiroshima eight days after the men won in Bhubaneswar. Rare as it may be, this was surprisingly the second time in two years that both the senior national teams were victorious at the same time — in October-November 2017, India completed the Asia Cup double.