Turning Point: 1999 Junior Nationals made Viren Rasquinha believe he was good enough to play for India

Viren Rasquinha's life could have turned out much differently had it not been for a Junior National Hockey Championship 21 years ago.

Amit Kamath



Editor's Note: In every athletes' life comes a moment that flips his/her career around. A solitary slice of inspiration, a date with destiny, an important result, a wise word, the proverbial turning point may arrive in any shape or form and end up defining the said athlete. In Turning Point, Firstpost's latest weekly series, we look at some such moments.