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Gurjinder Rises To The Occasion For IOC

The Hindu

September 9, 2019

His brace takes the side to a 3-1 win over PNB in the final

- K. Keerthivasan

To say IOC is a fantastic team because of its international players — 12 to be precise — is to state the obvious.

The real reason for its successful record, especially in 2018-2019 where it won eight of the 11 tournaments it took part in, is the near-perfect understanding between the players. All of it was evident in the final of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup all-India hockey tournament when it tamed Punjab National Bank (PNB) 3-1.

Gurjinder Singh has always been a big-match player in domestic hockey. In the last edition, he was instrumental in IOC’s title triumph. This time too, the 25year-old turned out to be its hero, scoring a brace as the side retained the crown.

Deft work

This story is from the September 9, 2019 edition of The Hindu.

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