The best thing about franchise tournaments like the Hockey India League is the confidence boost that young Indian players get by rubbing shoulders with some of the best talent in the world. Young India striker Gursahibjit Singh, 24, who has been excelling at the HIL for the Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, is one such example.
The Kalinga side boasts of some top international hockey stars like Dutch striker Thierry Brinkman and Belgian defenders Alexander Hendrickx and Arthur van Doren, to name a few.

Gursahibijit was among the scorers as the Kalinga outfit registered a dominating 5-1 win over Delhi SG Pipers at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha, recently. He admitted he’s been learning from his interactions with Brinkman.