 "From hockey team's gold rush at Olympics and Kapil Dev holding aloft Prudential World Cup to Neeraj Chopra's superlative throw in Tokyo, here's India's journey via 50 milestones in sports since 1975")
1. Second wind, an avalanche
By the 1960s, India’s domination in hockey was on the wane, with the balance of power shifting to Pakistan and Europe. India’s six Olympic gold medals in the sport seemed like a thing of the distant past. It would change in the 1975 World Cup in Malaysia. After huffing and puffing their way to the final against Pakistan, India scored the winner, fittingly by Dhyan Chand’s son Ashok Kumar. After years of decline, the win marked a triumphant return for Indian hockey.
2. Taking cue
Up until 1977, Michael Ferreira was
