Ramandeep's career has been dogged by injury for quite a while now but the gritty striker has never failed to amaze by managing to effect successful comebacks each time.
Ramandeep who had to fly back to India for knee surgery following the first match of the Breda Champions Trophy against Pakistan missed the rest of the 2018 season - which included the Asian Games and World Cup.
The 26-year-old from Gurdaspur played the senior nationals and was on the verge of returning to action on the international stage at the 2019 Azlan Shah Cup when he suffered yet another injury and had to wait until the FIH Series Finals to make a comeback into the India squad.
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Ramandeep played the Olympic qualifiers too but was not in the team that beat the Netherlands in the 2020 Pro League opener.
With stiff competition for places in the forward line, Ramandeep who missed the 2014 and 2018 World Cups due to injury will need to perform exceptionally well in the Pro League if he does wish to make it to Tokyo 2020.
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Subhashish Majumdar
Subhashish has been an Indian sports journalist at Sportskeeda since 2017. He primarily covers hockey along with other Indian Sports, and endeavors to bridge the coverage gap between the multitude of Indian sports and cricket via his articles. Subhashish’s interest in Indian sports peaked after watching a few hockey and football matches live during his childhood days, and has also played Hockey, Football, Table Tennis, Badminton at school and college level.
As a journalist, he covered every single Indian hockey match at the 2018 & 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2018 & 2023 Asian Games, 2018 Women's World Cup, 2018 & 2023 Men’s World Cup and the 2021 Olympics. An interview specialist, he has conducted over 100 interviews with the Indian Men's and Women's Hockey team, and has also been part of the UK-based DesiSportsCast Podcast.
Subhashish’s favorite Indian athlete is Vandana Katariya for her relentlessness and never-say-die attitude. For him, India men's hockey team's 7-1 win over Pakistan in 2017 Hockey World League semis on the same day as India men's cricket team's loss to the same opponent in the Champions Trophy final is an iconic moment in Indian Sports history.
When not writing, he likes to spend his free time blogging, singing, jogging, and trekking.
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