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I’m a giant fan of Ronaldo, says Indian males’s hockey staff striker Abhishek
I’m a giant fan of Ronaldo, says Indian males’s hockey staff striker Abhishek
By his personal admission, Abhishek tries to inculcate Ronaldo’s type in his personal recreation by watching his movies.
Abhishek’s childhood coach was a fan of Lionel Messi and wished him to change into just like the Argentine nice, nevertheless it was Ronaldo who fascinated the 26-yea-old striker.
“My childhood coach Shamsher Dahiya is a fan of Messi and wanted to make me like him. But I am a fan of Ronaldo. I watch all his matches from which I learn about scoring, positioning, timing and shooting,” Abhishek, who has scored 48 objectives in 113 matches, informed PTI Bhasha.
“Both football and hockey are team sports and are played with the ball. The whole game is about running and endurance in which positioning is very important and Ronaldo is my inspiration for this.”
Abhishek sparkled for India of their triumphant Asia Cup marketing campaign in Rajgir Bihar not too long ago. The Harmanpreet Singh-led facet defeated defending champions Korea 4-1 to win the title for a fourth time and likewise qualify for subsequent 12 months’s FIH World Cup to be collectively hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands from August 14 to 30.
He scored six objectives within the Asia Cup, and was additionally the architect of many.
“I had a feeling from within that this tournament would be something special, but I did not think that I would become the player-of-the-tournament,” the Paris Olympic bronze medallist mentioned.
The Asia Cup triumphant will give India ample time to organize for subsequent 12 months’s World Cup.
“The biggest take away from the Asia cup is that now we have got a long time to prepare for the World Cup. Talking about myself, this performance would definitely boost my confidence which will be very useful in the upcoming tournaments and the World Cup,” Abhishek mentioned.
Abhishek was a member of the staff that received the bronze medal in Paris Olympics and gold on the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Among Indian gamers, Abhishek takes inspiration from former India captain Sardar Singh.
“Among Indian players, I like Sardar Singh a lot and I started playing hockey after seeing him. But before I joined the Indian team, he had retired from the game. So I did not get a chance to play with him,” he mentioned.
Abhishek, who took up hockey after seeing his brother Ashish and a buddy, mentioned his mother and father refused to let him play hockey after struggling a wrist harm in his childhood.
But his coach satisfied his mother and father.
“Shamsher sir does not know much about modern hockey but he tells me a lot about my game. I keep taking advice from him. I also talk openly about my game and the technical aspects with Indian team coach Craig Fulton,” he mentioned.
When requested how he celebrated the Asia Cup, Abhishek mentioned spending time with household is the largest celebration as he stays out of residence for more often than not.
Abhishek, who’s posted as a senior supervisor in Punjab National Bank, needs to finish the 50-year title drought within the World Cup.
“We have not won the World Cup for 50 years and I think this team can win because we have defeated top teams. We just have to work on consistency because in some matches we play very well and in some we play poorly,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the staff additionally has to work on deep defence and ending contained in the circle.
“I want our golden era before 1975 to return when we won so many medals in the Olympics. I want us to win medals for the country in every major tournament. We should get used to winning medals. We are moving in that direction. We have won bronze in two Olympics but now the colour of the medal needs to be changed.”
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