Viren Wilfred Rasquinha (born September 13, 1980) is the captain of India's national field hockey team. He is from Bombay. His local team is the Maratha Warriors. The midfielder made his international senior debut in May 2002, at a Four Nation Tournament in Adelaide. He studied at the St. Stanislaus High School, and was a member of the Indian team that finished seventh at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Olympic Gold Quest announces the appointment of Viren Rasquinha as Its Chief Operations Officer with Effect From 1st June, 2009Q: How you been into hockey?
A: When I was in the school I use to watch hockey .I like that so I started playing hockey. After lot of hard work I was selected for junior World Cup camp in 2001 that was the motivation for me.
Q: How is it leading Maratha Warriors in the Premier Hockey League (PHL)?
A: It has lot of fun and a great experience for me.
Q: Do you think the teams are evenly balanced in the PHL?
A: Yes very much. Even Chennai which finished last beat Hyderabad and Bangalore, which shows that every team was capable of beating the other.
Q: What do you think we are including overseas player in PHL what impact they have in the team?
A: They have big impact on the team player tike Jimmy Dyer from Australia who was the player of the year 2005 it is a great pleasure for us to have him in our team and guys are so curious to see him ,he also give good tips to guys.
Q: Who is your all time favorite player who is your current idol?
A: Dhanraj Pillay he is one of the best I had ever seen and you talk about any current idol I like Dilip Tirkey.
Q: What do you think that PHL will help Indian boys to raise our hockey?
A: It will help young players to perform at higher level it is the platform for established player to show there skills.
Q: Do you think that same format of 4 quarters should be implemented in international hockey?
A: I don’t think so we should follow the 4 quarter system yes we should follow time out system it will help players.
Q: How good you say that Indian team is? We end up finished fifth or sixth in every major tournament?
A: There is no as such particular thing we need to improve on each and every small aspect, like style, planning, system, fitness and mental strength etc. Board should keep faith in the player and give proper time to show their skills.
Q: Why do we Indians choke in the dying moments of a game ,we have lost many matches in the last 5-10 minutes , is it psychological or is it because our players get tired?
Q: Do you think the teams are evenly balanced in the PHL?
A: Yes very much. Even Chennai which finished last beat Hyderabad and Bangalore, which shows that every team was capable of beating the other.
Q: What do you think we are including overseas player in PHL what impact they have in the team?
A: They have big impact on the team player tike Jimmy Dyer from Australia who was the player of the year 2005 it is a great pleasure for us to have him in our team and guys are so curious to see him ,he also give good tips to guys.
Q: Who is your all time favorite player who is your current idol?
A: Dhanraj Pillay he is one of the best I had ever seen and you talk about any current idol I like Dilip Tirkey.
Q: What do you think that PHL will help Indian boys to raise our hockey?
A: It will help young players to perform at higher level it is the platform for established player to show there skills.
Q: Do you think that same format of 4 quarters should be implemented in international hockey?
A: I don’t think so we should follow the 4 quarter system yes we should follow time out system it will help players.
Q: How good you say that Indian team is? We end up finished fifth or sixth in every major tournament?
A: There is no as such particular thing we need to improve on each and every small aspect, like style, planning, system, fitness and mental strength etc. Board should keep faith in the player and give proper time to show their skills.
Q: Why do we Indians choke in the dying moments of a game ,we have lost many matches in the last 5-10 minutes , is it psychological or is it because our players get tired?
A: It is probably a bit of both. I think the players have to start believing in them that during the final stages of the match we can win close encounters. As for the fitness part, it’s up to the individual players to maintain themselves in absolute peak shape.
Q: In which style we have to play to raise our standard?
A: We should not follow any particular style. We should change style what we are following now. We need to improve on our basics. We should play to our strength like style Europeans style – they are solid in defense and quick releasing of the ball should be included.
Q: How would best describe your role in the team?
A: Basically a midfielder I am trying to improve my attacking play as well in order to contribute more to the team.
Q: In which style we have to play to raise our standard?
A: We should not follow any particular style. We should change style what we are following now. We need to improve on our basics. We should play to our strength like style Europeans style – they are solid in defense and quick releasing of the ball should be included.
Q: How would best describe your role in the team?
A: Basically a midfielder I am trying to improve my attacking play as well in order to contribute more to the team.
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