Name : Rupinder Pal Singh

Caps : 19

Goals : 5

Scoring a hattrick against GB and only goal of India over Ausstralia, Indian Overseas Bank's Rupinder Pal Singh emerged Indian hero in Ipoh at the last Azlan Shah Cup. He also won the Asian Champions Trophy recently

Rupinder Pal Singh, the six- plus-footer, is youngest of the family, took up hockey seeing his elder brother playing it. Faridkot, his hometown, is one of the known hockey centers in Punjab. His interest in hockey got a boost when got selected for the Chandigarh Hockey Academy, where he got training for 3, 4 years before joining a college in Chandigarh. He was called for Singapore 4-Nation (Under – 18) Cup camp in 2006 but was not selected. He made it to the team next year for the same tournament. He was also in the Bangalore camp preparing for Chile Olympic Qualifier.

He made it to the Junior India side for the Malaysia 8-Nation Cup, was part of the Argentina test series, before earning senior spurs in the 2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He is a good defender, useful penalty corner negotiator. He has recently joined Indian Overseas Bank, a top domestic team down south.

Last International Appearance: 2011 Champions Trophy

Data as on Oct 2011