Rest in peace, rockstar Rajiv Mishra!

Updated On: 24 June, 2023 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Sundeep Misra

1997 Junior World Cup silver medal-winning hockey star Mishra, who was found dead at his Varanasi residence on Wednesday, was as gifted as they come

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Rajiv Mishra arrives with the Indian team in New Delhi after winning the silver medal at the 1997 Jr World Cup in Milton Keynes

His training sessions before the 1997 Junior World Cup at the National Stadium in New Delhi were like sorties on the astro-turf. He made goalkeepers nervous. His unruly, mop of hair, a mass of curls, were held together by a bandana. He was in a way, like his hair, bobbing into the striking circle, stick to ball, shoulder feints making a mockery of defensive walls, his sprints spreading chaos through team ranks.

Rise at the Nationals

Rajiv Mishra popped out of the National Championships and into the nation’s consciousness. Milton Keynes was his Karam-Bhoomi. The stadium was small, could seat approximately 6000 plus spectators and the day India played, Indians streamed in from all corners of Europe, match over, couple of drinks later, they went back.

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