NEW DELHI: 'The god of modern Indian hockey'. These words were on a giant display welcoming all to a one-of-a-kind felicitation function organised by Hockey India for India's now-retired hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh.
During a felicitation function on Wednesday, Hockey India retired Sreejesh's jersey No. 16 and officially named him as the coach of the junior men's team. The 36-year-old said he drew inspiration from Rahul Dravid. "I wanted to be a coach. That was always my plan. The question was when? After retirement, the family comes first. I needed to talk with them if they are okay with this (Sreejesh getting into the coaching role).
