Abhishek Nain has been awarded the Player of the Tournament and has scored 6 goals throughout the tournament.
In the final of the Hockey Asia Cup 2025, the Indian team performed brilliantly and defeated South Korea 4–1 to win the title. After 8 years, India has achieved this feat. Three Haryana players were instrumental in this victory, including Abhishek Nan and S.
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Abhishek Nain was given the title of Player of the Tournament for his brilliant performance. He scored 6 goals throughout the tournament, including 4 against Kazakhstan and 2 against China. At the same time, Sumit Kurad did not give much opportunities to the opposing team while handling the front as a defender and played an important role in India’s victory.
All the players showed a brilliant game while coordinating with the team. After the victory, both Sonepat players will have a grand welcome in the district. Abhishek Nain will reach Sonepat this evening, while Sumit Kurad will return tomorrow. Meanwhile, both the players also had a special conversation with the Dainik Bhaskar app.
Abhishek smiling during the announcement of the Player of the Tournament Award
Abhishek Nain has a special conversation Talking to the Dainik Bhaskar app, Abhishek Nain said that he is very happy to get the Player of the Tournament and he has been working very hard for this. The entire team has contributed.
At the same time, he has dedicated the Player of the Tournament Award to his team. He said that this was the cooperation of the entire team, due to which the team won and received this award.
Sumit Kurad
After this, Sumit Kurad read what special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar app ..
Question- How was the match in the entire tournament? Sumit Kurad – The match was quite good in all the matches and had drew two each with Korea in the league. Question-Where was the most shortcomings? Sumit Kurad – In the league match, our team missed a lot of chances. He could not even spend the day PC. At the same time, during the final match, the strategy was already made that the mistakes made in the last match are not repetitive. Has played a good game by removing all those shortcomings. The World Cup play is to qualify. This mind set was already done.
Question- After 8 years, the team has got the title, what will you say? Sumit Kurad – This is a proud moment for the whole team and the whole country. Because the tournament was lost in the last time and got the third place. He has said that India’s hockey team is the best team in Asia. The whole country expected and no one wanted to see that we would lose.
Question –This tournament was at home, how much pressure was it or relaxed? Sumit Kurad – It feels very good when anyone is in this type of tournament in his country and after winning, he gets a lot of happiness. Question -Which match deficits are considered in the entire tournament? Sumit Kurad- Until the last match is over, whatever the score is going on, it seems that we will win till the game is over. No match is difficult or easy. Both teams land on the field to win.
Question- Which team was tough the competition? Sumit Kurad – All the teams were quite good and enjoyed playing the most with Korea. Along with Korea’s team, we have also played draws in the league. It was a good team and then he played with India in the final.
Question –What will be preparation for World Cup hockey? Sumit Kurad- The next year is the World Cup and will rest for 20 days and after that the camp will be held again in Bangalore from September 29 and practice will start. The team is completely ready.
Question –What will play after the World Cup? Sumit Kurad- Right now I am very young and now I have to play a lot of matches and have to do something for the country, there is no age to say goodbye to the game. If I had to do goodbye, I would have already said, now I have a focus on the game and there is only one target that the country gets medals while playing with the team as much as possible.
Question- How long is the idea for marriage? Sumit Kurad– There is no idea for marriage nor has any planning yet. There is a focus on the World Cup.
India’s hockey champion team after victory
Who is Sumit Kurad Sumit Balmiki hails from Kurad village in Sonepat. He has achieved success by fighting poverty and odd conditions since childhood. There was a time when Sumit never had money to buy shoes.
Sumit has strengthened herself in odd conditions that even after the death of his mother, he did not let himself weaken and keeps the mother’s name in the neck. The son of the family is earning his name in the game of hockey today.
Sumit has worked as well as parents himself. The 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup also won by the entire team. The greed for getting shoes at the age of 8 caught hockey stick in his hand. From there, Sumit never turned back and looked back.
Sumit hails from Kurad village in Sonipat
Achievements of Sumit Kurad In the year 2021, the Tokyo won the bronze medal with the team at the Olympics. Won the gold medal with the team in the Asian Game in 2023. At the same year, in the Paris Olympics of 2024, while playing with the entire team, he won the bronze medal and increased the pride of the country.
At the same time, Sumit has gone to Nawada from the Government of India on behalf of the Arjuna Award and the Bhima Award towards the Haryana Government. So far, more than 160 matches have been played for the country.
After being selected by Hero of the Tournament
Abhishek Nain, a resident of Mur Vihar, Sonepat
Know about Abhishek Nain … Hockey player Abhishek Nain lives in Mayur Vihar Gali No. 25 of Sonepat. He plays hockey forward. He was awarded the Arjuna Award 8 months ago. He also won a bronze medal in hockey at the Paris Olympics.
Abhishek Nain started his career at a young age of 11 years
Abhishek Nain started his career at a young age of 11 years. After falling 10 stitches after falling from the berries tree, the doctor refused him to play, even though he did not give up his hockey and continued to work hard. In the fifth grade, he stopped the practice of hockey from Sonepat CRZ School.
When he was not included in the junior camp in 2016, his dream of playing World Cup was broken. But he did not give up and made a place in the team on the strength of his ability by working hard.
