Indian men's hockey team's defender Jarmanpreet Singh was considered a rising star when he was selected by the Punjab franchise in the prestigious Hockey India League in 2015. He seemed destined to represent India at the Junior World Cup in 2016, which launched the careers of many of his contemporaries, including the current India captain Harmanpreet Singh. However, a failed dope test resulting from an injection given by a medical practitioner in his hometown for lower back pain cost him two valuable years of his promising career.
While his peers went on to play for the senior India team, Jarmanpreet had to serve a two-year ban, leaving his future in hockey uncertain.
