Jarmanpreet Singh was hailed as the next big thing in Indian hockey when he was selected by the Punjab team in the renowned Hockey India League.

Jarmanpreet Singh was hailed as the next big thing in Indian hockey when he was selected by the Punjab team in the renowned Hockey India League. He was well on his way to playing for India at the Junior World Cup which catapulted the careers of many of his peers including the current Indian Captain Harmanpreet Singh and mercurial forwards Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, midfielders Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit among others.

However, a failed dope test—which came about as a result of an injection given by a local doctor to treat lower back pain—cost him two crucial years in his burgeoning career. While his peers subsequently went on to play for the Senior India team, he had to endure the two-year ban – with