‘The team will miss you’, PM Modi tells hockey stalwart PR Sreejesh on his retirement [Video]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the wall of Indian hockey PR Sreejesh and stated, “The team will miss him” as the veteran goalkeeper drew curtains on his outstanding career following the bronze medal-winning campaign at the Paris Olympics.

The Prime Minister met the Indian Paris Olympic contingent at his residence on the Independence Day. He also clicked pictures with the athletes during the event. Sreejesh along with captain Harmanpreet Singh, also gifted India jerseys and hockey to PM Modi during their meeting.

During the interaction with players, the Prime Minister asked about Sreejesh’s retirement decision, “Sreejesh, had you already decided to retire?

Sreejesh replied, “I had been contemplating retirement for the past few years. My teammates would often ask in a fun way, ‘When are you leaving?’ I first attended the national camp in 2002 and played my first international match at the junior level in 2004. Since then, I’ve been representing my country for 20 years.”

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