Fitness and holding issues easy have been essential to India’s efficiency throughout latest excursions: Surender Kumar

Indian males’s hockey workforce defender Surender Kumar feels excessive health ranges and holding issues easy helped the facet put up a strong present throughout its latest excursions of Europe and Argentina.
The 27-year-old, who has performed 135 matches for the nationwide workforce, was a part of the workforce which received each its matches in opposition to Argentina within the FIH Hockey Pro League and two out of the 4 follow video games on the tour final month.
“I feel fitness played a pivotal role in helping the team put up a solid performance on both the tours. I don’t think we would have had a successful outing in Argentina and Europe if our fitness level were not up to the mark,” stated Surender in a launch issued by Hockey India.
“When your health stage is up to speed, you mechanically carry out effectively on the sector. You know, when you find yourself away from the competitors for such a very long time, it turns into tough to keep up such health ranges.
“Hence, to keep our fitness level on track, we also gave importance to our physical strength at the camp, apart from technical aspects of the game.”
The World No. 5 India registered 2-2 (3-2 SO), 3-0 wins over reigning Olympic champions Argentina of their FIH Hockey Pro League tie and secured 4-3, 4-4, 0-1 and 4-2 ends in the follow matches.
“It’s not that easy to compete in a high-level competition after almost a year, especially against a strong team like Argentina, who had more international exposure than us,” Surender stated.
“We centered on holding issues easy and performed to our strengths, with out doing something additional, and I really feel it labored out for us on the tour.
“And, would like to continue doing it in the Olympics as well. So, yeah, it was a good tour considering the fact that we defeated the Olympic Champions on their home soil as well as we got a great exposure before heading into the Olympics.”
The Karnal-born participant, who’s with the core group at SAI (Sports Authority of India), Bengaluru stated the workforce is engaged on its health stage.
“We are working on improving our fitness level as it has been one of the key elements for us. As I said, if you want to put up a good show on the field, you need to have that fitness level,” he stated.
“We are taking it one day at a time. I think it will help us in the Olympics as well. For now, we are just focusing on our training and working hard to improve our levels each and every day.”