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FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 | 'Embarrassing the country at the world stage is intolerable': Ashok Kumar

Updated On: 26 August, 2026 09:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro

1975 Hockey World Cup-winning hero Ashok Kumar, son of the legendary Dhyan Chand, does a match-by-match analysis to explain Harmanpreet Singh & Co’s poor show at the ongoing quadrennial showpiece event; insists just five field goals in five matches is embarrassing

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India skipper Harmanpreet Singh against Argentina on Monday. Pics/Hockey India

India skipper Harmanpreet Singh against Argentina on Monday. Pics/Hockey India

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No. of goals scored by India skipper Harmanpreet Singh, while forwards Abhishek and Sukhjeet Singh scored two each
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No. of goals conceded by India, while they scored 14

To say that Ashok Kumar is angry about the Indian men’s hockey team’s poor show at the World Cup in Belgium and Netherlands is an understatement. According to the son of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand and scorer of the title-winning goal in India’s only World Cup-winning performance 51 years ago, “It’s one thing to lose a match or two, but embarrassing the country at the world stage is intolerable.”

Ashok Kumar. Pic/By Special ArrangementAshok Kumar. Pic/By Special Arrangement

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