Sandeep Singh
Indian field hockey player, politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sandeep Singh (born 27 February 1986) is an Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana and an ex-captain of the Indian national hockey team.[2] He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team. He has been dubbed "Flicker Singh" in the media for his specialization of the drag-flick, one of the fastest in the world.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sandeep Singh Saini | ||
Born |
(1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 (age 38) Shahabad, Haryana, India | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Fullback | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2013 | Mumbai Magicians | ||
2014–2015 | Punjab Warriors | ||
2016 | Ranchi Rays | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2012 | India | 186 | (138) |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 21 January 2016 |
Singh holds a DSP rank in the Haryana Police. He has been elected as MLA in 2019 from Pehowa constituency in Kurukshetra, Haryana from Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Sports Minister of Haryana and resigned from the post on 1 January 2023, after the Haryana police registered a case against him for a sexual assault complaint.[3][4]