<p>Having regained partial vision in his injured right eye after three surgeries in Alabama, United States, Baljit returned home earlier this month.<br />He said even though not being able to play in the World Cup in February-March next year hurts him, he has already started his preparations for the Delhi Games.<br />"I know recovering before the World Cup is impossible as the doctors said it will take me 4-5 months more to get back full vision but I am focussing on next year's Commonwealth Games. I hope by then I will be fit to represent India again," Baljit said in an interview.<br /><br />"My eye is now better than before. There is considerable improvement but not that much to play hockey again. The doctors said it will take another 4-5 months for my eye to recover fully, but I have already started light practice and fitness etc," he said.<br /><br />Baljit was sent to the US in August after a golf ball, with which he was practising in a camp in Pune, sneaked through his helmet's visor and damaged his right eye.<br /><br />The young custodian said the career-threatening mishap is still fresh in his mind but it can never overpower his determination to wear India colours again.<br /><br />"The incident still pricks me because everything was going fine and my career was at its peak. I am sad that I could not achieve the goals I had set for myself. I miss my teammates a lot, so I want to recover as quickly as possible and represent the country once again," Baljit said.<br />He also expressed satisfaction with his treatment in the US and thanked the government for its continuous support in his hour of crisis.<br />"My treatment in US was very good. The government and Sports Minister MS Gill have supported me a lot. The Ministry has also assured me of providing the best treatment in India.<br />"I will have to undergo a cosmetic surgery but the place of the operation is not yet decided," said Baljit, who won the the Meritorious Sports Person of the Year Award for 2008-09 at the ninth Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Awards here last night.<br />"The government said it will provide me the best medical opinion in the country and if needed they will again send me abroad," he added.</p>
<p>Having regained partial vision in his injured right eye after three surgeries in Alabama, United States, Baljit returned home earlier this month.<br />He said even though not being able to play in the World Cup in February-March next year hurts him, he has already started his preparations for the Delhi Games.<br />"I know recovering before the World Cup is impossible as the doctors said it will take me 4-5 months more to get back full vision but I am focussing on next year's Commonwealth Games. I hope by then I will be fit to represent India again," Baljit said in an interview.<br /><br />"My eye is now better than before. There is considerable improvement but not that much to play hockey again. The doctors said it will take another 4-5 months for my eye to recover fully, but I have already started light practice and fitness etc," he said.<br /><br />Baljit was sent to the US in August after a golf ball, with which he was practising in a camp in Pune, sneaked through his helmet's visor and damaged his right eye.<br /><br />The young custodian said the career-threatening mishap is still fresh in his mind but it can never overpower his determination to wear India colours again.<br /><br />"The incident still pricks me because everything was going fine and my career was at its peak. I am sad that I could not achieve the goals I had set for myself. I miss my teammates a lot, so I want to recover as quickly as possible and represent the country once again," Baljit said.<br />He also expressed satisfaction with his treatment in the US and thanked the government for its continuous support in his hour of crisis.<br />"My treatment in US was very good. The government and Sports Minister MS Gill have supported me a lot. The Ministry has also assured me of providing the best treatment in India.<br />"I will have to undergo a cosmetic surgery but the place of the operation is not yet decided," said Baljit, who won the the Meritorious Sports Person of the Year Award for 2008-09 at the ninth Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Awards here last night.<br />"The government said it will provide me the best medical opinion in the country and if needed they will again send me abroad," he added.</p>
