Rajpal Singh (born 8 August 1983) is a former captain of India national hockey team.[1] He plays from the forward (front line) position. He is an Arjuna Award winner. He is a graduate from Chandigarh’s SGGS Khalsa College and a product of Shivalik Public School. Rajpal Singh hogged the limelight with a sterling show at his first international outing at the 2001 Youth Asia Cup. India won the Cup at Ipoh, Malaysia, where he was the ‘Player of the Tournament’, with seven goals. Rajpal Singh was in the news before the home world cup, as he unitedly led his team's fight for its rights with the hockey administrators.
Younger son of a retired policeman, Rajpal represented Chandigarh in Junior Nationals. After the Hobart Junior World Cup gold, he joined Indian Oil Corporation. A long wait for his senior debut ended when, under the tutelage of Rajinder Singh Jr., he travelled to the 2005 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
He succeeded Deepak Thakur at the right wing.
In fall 2007, he played in the German second division (2. Bundesliga) for Marienburger SC, Cologne. In the first round, he scored four times. With Adrian D'Souza, Bimal Lakra and William Xalco, there played four Indians for this club. Rajpal was one of many Indians in 2007 who played in Germany in preparation for the Olympic Games 2008 in China.[2][3][4]
Under the captaincy of Rajpal, the Indian team regained their title as they emerged joint winners along with Korea in a rain-affected final at the 19th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. In one of the group matches, the Indian team defeated the Australian team 4–3.
Commonwealth Games
Under his captaincy, the Indian team entered into semifinal of Commonwealth Games, Delhi after defeating Pakistan by 7-4.[6] It persuaded against the England in the semifinals to be the first team to make sure of a medal for India in CWG Hockey history. But the final was a washout with India going down 8-0 against the mighty Australia.[7]
But Rajpal was removed as the captain on 30 September and was replaced by goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri. It is believed that his demotion was imminent as he had led the team's revolt against the federation for giving meager rewards after the Champion's Trophy triumph.[citation needed]
Premier Hockey League
Rajpal leads hugely popular Chandigarh Dynamos in the PHL.
Rajpal, a PPS officer is currently serving in the Punjab Police as a Superintendent of Police.
rajpal, singh, born, august, 1983, former, captain, india, national, hockey, team, plays, from, forward, front, line, position, arjuna, award, winner, graduate, from, chandigarh, sggs, khalsa, college, product, shivalik, public, school, hogged, limelight, with. Rajpal Singh born 8 August 1983 is a former captain of India national hockey team 1 He plays from the forward front line position He is an Arjuna Award winner He is a graduate from Chandigarh s SGGS Khalsa College and a product of Shivalik Public School Rajpal Singh hogged the limelight with a sterling show at his first international outing at the 2001 Youth Asia Cup India won the Cup at Ipoh Malaysia where he was the Player of the Tournament with seven goals Rajpal Singh was in the news before the home world cup as he unitedly led his team s fight for its rights with the hockey administrators Rajpal SinghPersonal informationBorn 1983 08 08 8 August 1983 age 39 Playing positionHalfbackSenior careerYearsTeamMarienburger SCNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls India147 52 Medal record Men s field hockeyRepresenting IndiaAsian Games2010 Guangzhou TeamAsia Cup2007 Chennai TeamAsian Champions Trophy2011 Ordos CityCommonwealth Games2010 Delhi TeamChampions Challenge2007 Belgium Team2009 Salta TeamSultan Azlan Shah Cup2010 Malaysia Team Contents 1 Career 1 1 Beginning 1 2 2010 1 2 1 FIH World Cup 1 2 2 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 1 2 3 Commonwealth Games 1 2 4 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2 Premier Hockey League 3 Personal life 4 World Series Hockey 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditBeginning Edit Younger son of a retired policeman Rajpal represented Chandigarh in Junior Nationals After the Hobart Junior World Cup gold he joined Indian Oil Corporation A long wait for his senior debut ended when under the tutelage of Rajinder Singh Jr he travelled to the 2005 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup He succeeded Deepak Thakur at the right wing In fall 2007 he played in the German second division 2 Bundesliga for Marienburger SC Cologne In the first round he scored four times With Adrian D Souza Bimal Lakra and William Xalco there played four Indians for this club Rajpal was one of many Indians in 2007 who played in Germany in preparation for the Olympic Games 2008 in China 2 3 4 2010 Edit FIH World Cup Edit He became captain of national team after replacing Sandeep Singh just before the FIH world cup 2010 in New Delhi but India finished 8th 5 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Edit Under the captaincy of Rajpal the Indian team regained their title as they emerged joint winners along with Korea in a rain affected final at the 19th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup In one of the group matches the Indian team defeated the Australian team 4 3 Commonwealth Games Edit Under his captaincy the Indian team entered into semifinal of Commonwealth Games Delhi after defeating Pakistan by 7 4 6 It persuaded against the England in the semifinals to be the first team to make sure of a medal for India in CWG Hockey history But the final was a washout with India going down 8 0 against the mighty Australia 7 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy Edit He captained the Indian team to the inaugural 2011 Asian Men s Hockey Champions Trophy which India won by defeating arch rivals Pakistan in the final 8 But Rajpal was removed as the captain on 30 September and was replaced by goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri It is believed that his demotion was imminent as he had led the team s revolt against the federation for giving meager rewards after the Champion s Trophy triumph citation needed Premier Hockey League EditRajpal leads hugely popular Chandigarh Dynamos in the PHL Rajpal a PPS officer is currently serving in the Punjab Police as a Superintendent of Police Personal life EditHe married Indian sport shooter Avneet Sidhu in 2013 and the couple have one child 9 World Series Hockey EditRajpal leads the Delhi Wizards in the WSH 2012 Awards EditIn 2011 Rajpal received the prestigious Arjuna Award for excellence in the field of hockey References Edit Rajpal replaces Sandeep as hockey captain 13 November 2009 Marienburger SC hockey de Rajpal Singh hockey de Kulturaustausch im Hockeysport youtube com YouTube International Hockey Federation Results Archive Archived from the original on 17 September 2010 CWG India beats Pakistan by 7 4 in Men s hockey quarter final match Sify 10 October 2010 Archived from the original on 13 October 2010 Retrieved 10 October 2010 Oz Bring India Hockey Back to Earth The Wall Street Journal 14 October 2010 Retrieved 14 October 2010 India wins Asia Hockey championship The Wall Street Journal 12 September 2010 Retrieved 12 September 2010 1 Times of India 15 September 2011 External links EditIndian Hockey Captain Striker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajpal Singh amp oldid 1141357527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
