5 reasons why Harendra Singh as the men's coach is a golden opportunity for Indian hockey

#2 A golden chance to make it big in 2018

He could do wonders at the World Cup this year

For the first time since the appointment of ex-coach Roelant Oltmans, Hockey India has taken a brilliant decision in appointing the right coach for the men's hockey team in the form of Singh, who has time and again proven his mettle on the field.

The first obstacle for the new coach is the last edition of the FIH Champions Trophy 2018. While the lineup, with the exception of Pakistan, is nothing less than daunting, given the presence of world champion Australia, Olympic champion Argentina as well as countries like Belgium and Netherlands, India will feel good about their chances.

While this may cause fans to worry, one tends to forget that the Indian coach is Harendra Singh.

He converted a 10th-placed junior hockey team into a world champion by 2016 and the women's team, who was ranked 12th at Rio Olympics 2016, into the giant-killing Asian champions of 2017.

If Harendra manages to even emulate the silver medal performance from the previous edition and defend the Asian title from the Incheon Asiad 2014, he can surely do wonders at the ultimate acid test, the FIH Hockey World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar from 28 November onwards.

This is a golden opportunity for the real life 'Kabir Khan' to prove why he is the best in his art.