India's 1983 World Cup cricketer Balvinder Singh Sandhu reckoned the hockey team’s 5-4 win over Germany to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, could be a game-changer for the national game like the 1983 cricket triumph.

India won their first Olympic medal since 1980 when they won gold at the Moscow Games. “Great win by Indian men hockey team to win Bronze, beating Germany 5-4.