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SportsPosted at: Nov 18 2020 3:48PM


This year has taught me the importance of being mentally strong, says Suraj Karkera

Bengaluru, November 18 (UNI) In June this year when the Indian Men and Women's Hockey Core Probable Groups were allowed to take a break to be with their families after a series of nationwide lockdowns, Goalkeeper Suraj Karkera had decided to stay back in SAI, Bengaluru as Covid-19 cases were high in Mumbai, where his parents live.
During this time in SAI, he spent most days in his room reading books and watching matches from previous years.
Unfortunately for Karkera, when his teammates returned to Camp in August after a six-week break, Karkera was admitted in the city hospital due to dengue.
"This year has been an absolute roller coaster ride. I had decided to stay back in SAI because I felt traveling to Mumbai was not safe for me as it had too many cases of Covid-19. But as fate would have it, I got dengue just when we were getting together to restart the camp. But was fortunate to have had the support of the Coaching Staff all through this period.
"It has not been easy for them either to have not seen their families back home for more than ten months now, so there used to be a lot of talks about being resilient and at times, we would also talk about Graham's playing days. He has a lot of interesting stories to share with us, and they are all quite inspiring. I personally feel this year has taught us a lot in terms of 'anything can happen in life' and we need to be mentally strong to face it."
It has since been a steady road to recovery and full fitness," expressed the young goalkeeper who was part of the Indian Team that won Bronze in the 2017 Hockey World League Final and was part of the team that witnessed Asia Cup success in Dhaka in 2017 as well.
"I feel fortunate to have been in the National Coaching Camp with stalwart players including someone like Sardar Singh who had so much experience. Now with senior players like Sreejesh, Manpreet, Sunil, Akashdeep around, there is a lot that I learn from them.
They are constantly guiding me on the field and off it. My focus now is to improve my skill, footwork and timing to be ready for the next assignment and be in the reckoning for team selection," Karkera said.
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