<p>India’s SV Sunil and Harmanpreet Singh have been named as the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Player of the Year and Promising Player of the Year 2016 respectively.<br /><br />While Harmanpreet was named the Promising Player of the Year in the junior men’s category, Sunil has been honoured in the senior men’s section.<br /><br />The nominations for these awards were made by coaches of the national teams across Asia and the criteria was based on the player’s performance in the last year.<br /><br />Sunil has been a key member of the Indian side over the past few years and played a vital role in India’s successful outing at last year’s Champions Trophy where they won a historic silver medal.<br /><br />“This award is an icing on the cake. I believe Indian hockey is growing year by year and we have enjoyed some memorable victories in 2016,” Sunil said on the recognition.<br />“This award could not have been possible if not for our team work. <br /><br />“I would like to thank Hockey India for their efforts, our coaches and support staff too who work with us day in and day out as one big family,” he added.<br />Harmanpreet, meanwhile, had a great 2016 with the Indian junior team winning the World Cup in December. <br /><br />He was also part of the senior team at the 2016 Olympics and the Champions Trophy.<br /><br />“I am very excited to receive this award. I have said this before that awards and recognition are motivations for a young player like me to improve on my skills and come up with memorable performances,” said the Punjab player.<br /></p>
<p>India’s SV Sunil and Harmanpreet Singh have been named as the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Player of the Year and Promising Player of the Year 2016 respectively.<br /><br />While Harmanpreet was named the Promising Player of the Year in the junior men’s category, Sunil has been honoured in the senior men’s section.<br /><br />The nominations for these awards were made by coaches of the national teams across Asia and the criteria was based on the player’s performance in the last year.<br /><br />Sunil has been a key member of the Indian side over the past few years and played a vital role in India’s successful outing at last year’s Champions Trophy where they won a historic silver medal.<br /><br />“This award is an icing on the cake. I believe Indian hockey is growing year by year and we have enjoyed some memorable victories in 2016,” Sunil said on the recognition.<br />“This award could not have been possible if not for our team work. <br /><br />“I would like to thank Hockey India for their efforts, our coaches and support staff too who work with us day in and day out as one big family,” he added.<br />Harmanpreet, meanwhile, had a great 2016 with the Indian junior team winning the World Cup in December. <br /><br />He was also part of the senior team at the 2016 Olympics and the Champions Trophy.<br /><br />“I am very excited to receive this award. I have said this before that awards and recognition are motivations for a young player like me to improve on my skills and come up with memorable performances,” said the Punjab player.<br /></p>
