Sher-e-Punjab (field hockey team)

Sher-e-Punjab
Full nameSher-e-Punjab
Nickname(s)Shers
Founded2012
Home groundSurjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar
(Capacity 7,000)
Personnel
CaptainPrabhjot Singh
CoachRajinder Singh
Home
Away


Sher-e-Punjab (abbreviated as SP) (Punjabi: ਸ਼ੇਰ-ਏ-ਪੰਜਾਬ) was an Indian professional field hockey team named after Sher-e-Punjab and based in Jalandhar, Punjab that played in World Series Hockey. The team was led by Indian forward Prabhjot Singh and coached by former Indian coach Rajinder Singh. Surjeet Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar served as the home ground of Sher-e-Punjab.[1]

Sher-e-Punjab became the champions of the inaugural edition of WSH by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2 in the final.[2] Deepak Thakur has scored most goals for the team.[3]

History

2012 season

Sher-e-Punjab begun their campaign with a 5–2 victory over Chennai Cheetahs at home. After being undefeated for three matches, they lost consecutive matches to Delhi Wizards and Chandigarh Comets, 1–2 and 1–3 respectively.[4] They were the first team to qualify for the playoffs. They defeated Bhopal Badshahs and Mumbai Marines both home and away. The team led the points table almost throughout the league phase due to their consistent performance. However, just one win in last four matches resulted in a number two finish at the end of league phase, trailing Chandigarh Comets by three points.[citation needed]

Sher-e-Punjab faced Karnataka Lions (who finished number three in the league phase) in the semi-final.[5] They conceded an early goal but went on to thrash the hosts 4–1 to enter the final.[6] They faced and defeated Pune Strykers in the final 5–2 and thus became the first ever champions of the WSH.[7] Deepak Thakur scored 12 goals for the team.[8]

Team composition

Source: [9]

Player Nationality Matches Goals
Goalkeepers
Antoni Kindler  Canada -
Dinesh Ekka  India 8 -
Sukhjeet Singh  India 8 -
Strikers
Akashdeep Singh  India
Deepak Thakur  India 16 12
Didar Singh  India 5
Gagan Ajit Singh  India 16 5
Gagandeep Singh  India 9 1
Gurjant Singh  India 16
Inderjit Singh  India 16 1
Karamjit Singh  India 16 2
Mandeep Antil  India 16 3
Prabhdeep Singh Sr.  India 15
Prabhjot Singh (captain)  India 13 10
Midfielders
Gurmail Singh  India
Imran Khan  India 8
Jasbir Singh  India 15
Matthew Hotchkis  Australia 16 4
Simranjit Singh  India 6
V.S. Vinaya  India 14 2
Defenders
Bikramjeet Singh  India 5 3
Harpal Singh (Vice Captain)  India 16 1
Harpreet Singh  India 16 8
Maik Gunther  Germany 6
Tariq Aziz  Pakistan 15 2
Prabhdeep Ram  India 1
William Xalco  India 15

Fixtures and results

2012

Goals for 54 (3.38 per match)
Goals against 38 (2.38 per match)
Most goals India Deepak Thakur (12 goals)
Overall position: 4th
No. Date Score Opponent Venue Report
1 1 March 5 - 2 Chennai Cheetahs Jalandhar Match 2
2 3 March 6 - 1 Karnataka Lions Jalandhar Match 6
3 4 March 3 - 3 Pune Strykers Jalandhar Match 9
4 7 March 1 - 2 Delhi Wizards Jalandhar Match 15
5 8 March 1 - 3 Chandigarh Comets Chandigarh Match 17
6 10 March 3 - 2 Bhopal Badshahs Bhopal Match 22
7 14 March 3 - 2 Mumbai Marines Mumbai Match 27
8 16 March 5 - 2 Chandigarh Comets Jalandhar Match 31
9 17 March 4 - 3 Bhopal Badshahs Jalandhar Match 33
10 21 March 2 - 1 Mumbai Marines Jalandhar Match 39
11 23 March 1 - 2 Karnataka Lions Bangalore Match 42
12 25 March 4 - 2 Chennai Cheetahs Chennai Match 45
13 27 March 2 - 3 Pune Strykers Pune Match 49
14 30 March 5 - 7 Delhi Wizards Delhi Match 55
15 1 April 4 - 1 Karnataka Lions Bangalore Semi-final 1
16 2 April 5 - 2 Pune Strykers Mumbai Final
Position in league phase: 2nd
Champions

Statistics

Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%
2012 16 10 1 5 62.50%
Home 7 5 1 1 71.43%
Away 9 5 0 4 55.56%
Overall 16 10 1 5 62.50%
Performance details
Goals for 54 (3.38 per match)
Goals against 38 (2.38 per match)
Most goals India Deepak Thakur (12)
Position: 4th
Performance by oppositions
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Bhopal Badshahs 2 2 0 0 7 5 100.00%
Chandigarh Comets 2 1 0 1 6 5 50.00%
Chennai Cheetahs 2 2 0 0 9 4 100.00%
Delhi Wizards 2 0 0 2 6 9 0.00%
Karnataka Lions 3 2 0 1 11 4 66.67%
Mumbai Marines 2 2 0 0 5 3 100.00%
Pune Strykers 3 1 1 1 10 8 33.33%

Hat-tricks

No. Player Opposition Result Season Venue Report
1 India Deepak Thakur Chandigarh Comets 5 – 2 2012 Jalandhar – Surjeet Hockey Stadium 16 March 2012
2 India Prabhjot Singh Delhi Wizards 5 – 7 2012 Delhi – Dhyan Chand National Stadium 30 March 2012

References

  1. ^ "Sher-e-Punjab". The Fans of Hockey. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Sher-E-Punjab crowned WSH champions". ESPN. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Top Scorers". World Series Hockey. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. ^ Krishna Kanta Chakraborty (25 March 2012). "Sher-E-Punjab enter World Series Hockey semifinals". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ^ Press Trust of India (31 March 2012). "WSH semifinal: Karnataka to face Sher-e-Punjab on Sunday". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Sher-e-Punjab enter final of World Series Hockey". The Times of India. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Sher-E-Punjab crowned WSH champions". ESPN. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ "World Series Hockey Top Scorers". World Series Hockey. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Sher-e-Punjab". World Series Hockey. Retrieved 28 February 2012.