The Indian males’s hockey group returned to the Olympic podium in 2021 after a wait of 41 years and repeated the feat on the Paris Video games final month. However among the members of that group have been left embarrassed at an airport when the followers utterly ignored them and queued up for selfies with web star Dolly chaiwala.
Recalling the incident on a YouTube podcast, India’s midfielder Hardik Singh stated the second left him and his teammates embarrassed.
“I noticed it with my very own eyes, on the airport. Harmanpreet (Singh), I, Mandeep (Singh); there have been 5-6 of us. Dolly chaiwala was additionally there. Individuals have been getting themselves clicked with him and didn’t acknowledge us. We began taking a look at one another (feeling awkward),” stated the 26-year-old, who’s the Indian group’s key playmaker.
India defeated Spain 2-1 in Paris to retain the bronze medal they received in Tokyo, including to India’s wonderful Olympic hockey historical past that has witnessed the group profitable eight gold medals between 1926 and 1980.
Dolly chaiwala’s declare to fame is his distinctive fashion of tea-making and the truth that he served tea to Invoice Gates with out realizing who he was. Gates put up that video on his Instagram deal with, and Dolly turned a fair larger web star.
“Harmanpreet has scored greater than 150 objectives, Mandeep has greater than 100 area objectives,” stated Hardik.
India captain Harmanpreet, who’s a defender, has scored most of his objectives on penalty corners together with his deadly drag-flicks. Ahead Mandeep is an distinctive athlete, whose off-the-ball operating and knack of making house contained in the opponents hanging circle makes him a particular expertise.
Harmanpreet’s tally of profession objectives, in the meantime, has swollen previous 200 now.
“For an athlete, fame and cash is one factor. However when persons are watching you and appreciating you, there is no such thing as a larger satisfaction than that for an athlete,” stated Hardik, feeling proud about his 142 worldwide caps to date.
