200th International Milestone for Akashdeep Singh

Experienced Indian forward Akashdeep Singh achieved a personal milestone when he appeared in his 200th international against France in the Pro Hockey League opener at Potchefstroom, South Africa. The 27-year-old forward, who is employed with Punjab Police, celebrated the occasion scoring a brilliant tomahawk goal in the third quarter.

Akashdeep is the third player in the current Indian team after skipper Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh to have played over 200 internationals. Interestingly, Akashdeep attracted a lot of public attention when he was not picked for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where the Blueshirts won a bronze medal after a hiatus of 41 years.

Indian Men Hockey Players With Most International Caps

Player	International Caps
Dilip Tirkey	412
Dhanraj Pillay	339
Baljit Singh Dhillon	327
Sardar Singh	314
Pargat Singh	313
Mukesh Kumar	307
Baljit Singh Saini	304
Manpreet Singh	292
Vasudevan Bhaskaran	287
AB Subbiah	285
Ashish Ballal	275
SV Sunil	264
PR Sreejesh	253
V Raghunath	228
Rupinder Pal Singh	223
Chinglensana Singh	207
Birendra Lakra	201

(Please note these stats numbers are being maintained over a period of time – we regret if any name is missing because there isn’t any official stats mechanism in place for field hockey)