‘Leaping Jack’: PR Sreejesh’s jaw-dropping save and priceless celebration in shoot-out towards Nice Britain. Watch | Paris Olympics 2024 Information

NEW DELHI: Whenever you speak in regards to the Indian males’s hockey group victory it can’t be with out the point out of PR Sreejesh, the person who at all times stands like a rock on the objective submit and denies the opposition’s makes an attempt to attain.
And within the Paris Olympics quarterfinals towards Nice Britain on Sunday, all of it boiled right down to Sreejesh as soon as once more when the match was locked at 1-1 after the regulation time adopted by the shoot-out.
As at all times, The Wall of India, as he’s fondly often known as, introduced out his greatest and stole the limelight within the shoot-out as effectively, blocking Phillip Ropper effort after the rating was 2-2.

Sreejesh’s feelings overflowed as he made the essential save. Unable to comprise his pleasure, he celebrated in a comical trend, leaping up and down whereas seated on the turf.
India pulled off a nail-biting 4-2 win within the shoot-out towards Nice Britain.
“(It’s a) each day job of a goalie. Some days it is a completely different effort (however) at the moment is our day. Even within the shootout, the fellows who took pictures did not disappoint,” he instructed the broadcaster after India’s gorgeous win.
“They scored and that gave me sufficient confidence,” the Indian goalkeeper stated.

Sreejesh described it as a “do-or-die” scenario, saying he was absolutely ready to take the sport head-on.
“Once I stepped on this area at the moment, there have been two choices for me. This may be my final match, or I bought a chance for 2 extra matches and I believe, yeah, I bought two extra matches now,” he stated.

Sreejesh stated that Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists India will deal with their recreation within the semifinals.
“See, whoever comes within the semis, we (will) simply play our recreation. That is it, that is essential, as a result of now it is a completely different recreation, as a result of we’re one man down and we have to deal with that now,” he stated.