Rupinder Pal Singh

Rupinder Pal Singh, born on 11 November 1990 into a Sikh family in Faridkot, Punjab, is a former Indian field hockey fullback regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He made his international debut in May 2010 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, was named vice-captain at the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2014 Asian Games, the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics and announced his retirement from international hockey after those Games, though he came out of retirement briefly in 2022. In the Hockey India League he played for the Delhi Waveriders, with whom he won the 2014 title.