Sher-e-Punjab (abbreviated as SP) () was an Indian professional field hockey team named after Sher-e-Punjab and based in Jalandhar, Punjab that played in World Series Hockey. The team was led by Indian forward Prabhjot Singh and coached by former Indian coach Rajinder Singh. Surjeet Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar served as the home ground of Sher-e-Punjab.
Sher-e-Punjab became the champions of the inaugural edition of WSH by defeating Pune Strykers 5–2 in the final. Deepak Thakur has scored most goals for the team.
History 2012 season Sher-e-Punjab begun their campaign with a 5–2 victory over Chennai Cheetahs at home. After being undefeated for three matches, they lost consecutive matches to Delhi Wizards and Chandigarh Comets, 1–2 and 1–3 respectively. They were the first team to qualify for the playoffs. They defeated Bhopal Badshahs and Mumbai Marines both home and away. The team led the points table almost throughout the league phase due to their consistent performance. However, just one win in last four matches resulted in a number two finish at the end of league phase, trailing Chandigarh Comets by three points.
Sher-e-Punjab faced Karnataka Lions (who finished number three in the league phase) in the semi-final. They conceded an early goal but went on to thrash the hosts 4–1 to enter the final. They faced and defeated Pune Strykers in the final 5–2 and thus became the first ever champions of the WSH. Deepak Thakur scored 12 goals for the team.
Team composition Source: PlayerNationalityMatchesGoalsGoalkeepersAntoni Kindler -Dinesh Ekka8 -Sukhjeet Singh8 -StrikersAkashdeep Singh Deepak Thakur1612Didar Singh5Gagan Ajit Singh165Gagandeep Singh91Gurjant Singh16Inderjit Singh161Karamjit Singh162Mandeep Antil163Prabhdeep Singh Sr. 15Prabhjot Singh (captain) 1310MidfieldersGurmail SinghImran Khan8Jasbir Singh15Matthew Hotchkis164Simranjit Singh6V.S. Vinaya142DefendersBikramjeet Singh53Harpal Singh (Vice Captain)161Harpreet Singh168Maik Gunther6Tariq Aziz152Prabhdeep Ram1William Xalco15
Fixtures and results 2012 Goals for54 (3.38 per match)Goals against38 (2.38 per match)Most goals Deepak Thakur (12 goals) Overall position: 4th No.DateScoreOpponentVenueReport11 March5 - 2Chennai CheetahsJalandharMatch 223 March6 - 1Karnataka LionsJalandharMatch 634 March3 - 3Pune StrykersJalandharMatch 947 March1 - 2Delhi WizardsJalandharMatch 1558 March1 - 3Chandigarh CometsChandigarhMatch 17610 March3 - 2Bhopal BadshahsBhopalMatch 22714 March3 - 2Mumbai MarinesMumbaiMatch 27816 March5 - 2Chandigarh CometsJalandharMatch 31917 March4 - 3Bhopal BadshahsJalandharMatch 331021 March2 - 1Mumbai MarinesJalandharMatch 391123 March1 - 2Karnataka LionsBangaloreMatch 421225 March4 - 2Chennai CheetahsChennaiMatch 451327 March2 - 3Pune StrykersPuneMatch 491430 March5 - 7Delhi WizardsDelhiMatch 55151 April4 - 1Karnataka LionsBangaloreSemi-final 1162 April5 - 2Pune StrykersMumbaiFinal Position in league phase: 2ndChampions
Statistics SeasonMatchesWonDrawnLostWin% 2012 16 10 1 5 62.50%Home 7 5 1 1 71.43%Away 9 5 0 4 55.56%Overall 16 10 1 5 62.50%
+Performance detailsGoals for54 (3.38 per match)Goals against38 (2.38 per match)Most goals Deepak Thakur (12) Position: 4th
+Performance by oppositionsOppositionMatchesWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%Bhopal Badshahs 2 2 0 0 7 5 100.00%Chandigarh Comets 2 1 0 1 6 5 50.00%Chennai Cheetahs 2 2 0 0 9 4 100.00%Delhi Wizards 2 0 0 2 6 9 0.00%Karnataka Lions 3 2 0 1 11 4 66.67%Mumbai Marines 2 2 0 0 5 3 100.00%Pune Strykers 3 1 1 1 10 8 33.33%
Hat-tricks No.PlayerOppositionResultSeasonVenueReport1 Deepak ThakurChandigarh Comets 5 – 2 2012 Jalandhar – Surjeet Hockey Stadium 16 March 20122 Prabhjot SinghDelhi Wizards 5 – 7 2012 Delhi – Dhyan Chand National Stadium 30 March 2012
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