India goalkeepers PR Sreejesh and Savita have full faith in the defence line of the respective men’s and women’s hockey teams at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Sreejesh said he was confident of the defence line-up comprising the likes of Gurbaj Singh and V Raghunath. ‘On any given day they will give a tough time to the opponents forwards. I am looking at both of them to help better my performance during the Games. With Gurbaj’s speed to match and Raghunath’s sharp and strategic play, the opponents will not have an easy day with us. I am looking at continuing my World Cup form and I will yet again give my best,’ said Sreejesh.
‘We are a well balanced side in the tournament. Our defence shield, with collective experiences of Deepika and Kirandeep, has grown only stronger. I am sure the learning and skills from the past tournaments will help the team to surpass our opponents in the tournament with flying colours,’ Savita said.
The women’s team will start their campaign against Canada on Thursday while the men’s will face Wales the next day.