Jashandeep singh

Hockey India League: Hockey India League (HIL) franchise Soorma Hockey Club's head coach Jeroen Baart believes that having a veteran like Sardar Singh as a mentor will bring a lot of experience for younger players, and it will be beneficial for the team to have input from a former Indian hockey great.

Sardar, who has 314 caps to his name, has joined the Soorma Hockey men’s coaching setup. In the first edition of HIL in 2013, was named Player of the Tournament with Delhi Waveriders. He played all editions of the league till 2017 and has coached the Indian Sub Junior and Hockey5s Teams post-retirement.

"Sardar is a very nice person, and he's a big talent who can bring so much experience for the players, sharing his knowledge, especially with the younger ones. But just all over the spot with myself as well, having the input from a person that has a very massive, big experience way of play is just nice.