Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 UPDATE : Hockey Player Sreejesh Opens Up On Team India’s Win At Olympics 2021
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While having a conversation with grand host Amitabh Bachchan on ‘KBC 13’, India goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh spoke his mind about winning an Olympic medal in hockey after the longest wait of 41 long years and what that means for sports in India.
Sreejesh shares :
“We have been waiting for 41 years for this medal. Personally, I’ve been playing hockey for 21 years. I started playing hockey in 2000 and since then, I’ve grown up listening to how our elders, grandparents had made it big in hockey, we had 8 gold medals in hockey. So, we started playing because of the history behind the game. After that what happened was that hockey was played on AstroTurf, the game was changed and our downfall began.”
What a terrific advancement this is in Indian sports industry. Asking more about AstroTurf, Amitabh Bachchan addressed the level of difficulty and dedication while one plays on AstroTurf. Explaining this, Sreejesh comments :
“Yes, a lot, Sir. Because AstroTurf is an artificial grass where we put water and we play. Playing on the natural grass, the effort and game style is totally different as opposed to playing on AstroTurf.”
He further added :
“Earlier, all the players only played on the grass ground, trained on it and even played internationally on the grass ground. Nowadays what has happened is that the kids start playing on the grass field and later have to play hockey on the Astroturf which takes a lot of time. There is a different type of training that one undergoes to play on the AstroTurf, the hockey stick used is also different.”
‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 13’s ‘SHAANDAAR SHUKRAVAAR’ will see the presence of Olympic stars Neeraj Chopra and P.R. Sreejesh as special guests on the hot seat playing for a social cause. Fans of the show will watch this episode on September 17 on Sony Entertainment Television.
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