Bhubaneswar: On the opening day of the FIH Men’s Series Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019 on Thursday, when India take on Russia in front of the home crowd at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here, it would have been exactly 348 days since striker Ramandeep Singh last wore his India Jersey and turned up for the national team’s forwardline.
The ace Indian striker was ruled out of competition due to injury. He had suffered a full thickness condral fracture-injury in his right knee during an intense India vs Pakistan match at the FIH Men’s Champions Trophy in June 2018.
While India went on to win silver medal in the tournament, Ramandeep had to return home for an immediate surgery. “When I got MRI done in the Netherlands, the doctor told me I won’t be able to play for the next two years. It came as a real shock to me,” he recalled. IANS
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