BENGALURU: Young India hockey team defender and drag-flicker Jugraj Singh is happy that a healthy rivalry is shaping up between him, Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar, which bodes well for the country as it hosts some top-notch tournament, including the FIH World Cup in Odisha early next year.
"We have some excellent drag-flickers in the team right now, Harmanpreet (Singh), Varun (Kumar) and I. We always push each other to do better and it allows us to perform variations in matches as a team, which comes in handy in tough situations, especially since hockey teams properly scout to understand each team's drag-flick routine. So, we practice variations to make sure that oppositions struggle to read our routine," the 25-year-old Jugraj said on Hockey India's podcast series 'Hockey Te Charcha' on Saturday.
