New Delhi: Delhi Wizards announced Rajpal Singh as the captain of the Wizcraft owned franchise Delhi Wizards. Rajpal Singh ex-captain of the national team, receiver of the Arjuna Award in the year 2011, led India to silver at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, bronze at the Asian Games, followed by gold at the Asian Champions Trophy. A player who is known to have electric heels, the winger makes everyone sit up and take note of him whenever he is on the field, and is known for his numerous goal scoring tactics as well as his assists for others to score.
Rajpal will be involved in all aspects such as team strategy and help guide the youth and talent in team Delhi Wizards; he will bring in his expertise and experience having led India to victory on numerous occasions. The captain will represent Delhi Wizards at the WSH opening ceremony today in Chandigarh.
Rajpal Singh said: “I am honoured to lead the Delhi Wizards. I hope to live up to the confidence shown in me by the franchise and give our fans an exciting season of hockey. I look forward to the valuable inputs from my team. My aim will e to get the best out of a very talented squad and I
am confident that by doing so we will have a great chance of doing well in the tournament.”
Sabbas Joseph, Director Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, said: “We are delighted to announce Rajpal as Captain. He epitomises all the values of the Delhi franchise with his true grit and never say die attitude. We hope all Delhi fans will get behind Rajpal and the team in the upcoming tournament.”