Savita Punia went from disliking hockey to becoming vice-captain of Indian team
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Savita Punia never played a sport till she was 14; she took up hockey at her grandfather’s insistence. Today, she is the goalkeeper and vice-captain of the Indian hockey team.
By Nirandhi Gowthaman
Savita Punia, the vice-captain and goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team.
The current first-choice goalkeeper and vice-captain of the Indian women’s hockey team Savita Punia had never played a sport until she was 14 years old. It was by chance that a local coach informed her parents about selections for hockey, judo, and badminton in her hometown, Sirsa. Her grandfather, Ranjit Singh Punia, persuaded her to take up the opportunity to play hockey.