Rajpal Singh
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Rajpal Singh is the captain of India national hockey team. He plays from the forward (front line) position.

FIH World Cup

He became captain of national team after replacing Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh
Sandeep Singh is an Indian National Hockey Player and an ex-Captain of the Indian National team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team...

 just before the FIH world cup 2010 in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

 but unfortunately India finished 8th.

Commonwealth Games

Under his captaincy Indian team entered into semifinal of Commonwealth Games, Delhi
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

 after defeating Pakistan by 7-4. It persuaded against the England
England national field hockey team
The England national field hockey team represents England in international field hockey. The team finished in fifth-place in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany....

 in the semis to be the first team to make sure of a medal for India in CWG Hockey
Hockey at the Commonwealth Games
Field hockey became a permanent sport in the Commonwealth Games with its introduction in 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur.-Summaries:-Medalists:-Summaries:-Medalists:...

 history. But the final was a washout with India going down 8-0 against the mighty Australia.

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

He captained Indian team to inaugural 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The inaugural edition of the 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from Saturday, September 3 until Sunday September 11, 2011 in Ordos City, China. Top Six teams from Asian Games 2010 participated in the tournament which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by...

, which India won by defeating arch rivals Pakistan in the final.

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