From failing to make the quarter-finals of the recent FIH World Cup in January to going on to beat world champions Germany and World No. 1 Australia twice in back-to-back Pro League fixtures (March 10-15) at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela this week, the Indian hockey team has bounced back brilliantly. 

And credit for this must go to the Harbinder Singh-led national selection committee, who picked a relatively young side after the poor show at the World Cup. The new look Team India first beat Germany 3-2 and followed it up with a 5-4 victory over Australia. In the return leg, they overwhelmed the Germans again (6-3) before rounding things off with a 4-3 win over Australia on Wednesday. The performance has catapulted India two places to fourth in the latest FIH rankings with Germany third and Australia in fifth spot.