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'''Prabhjot Singh''' (born 14 August 1980) is a [[field hockey]] forward for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian National Hockey Team]]. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.
'''Prabhjot Singh''' is a [[field hockey]] forward for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian National Hockey Team]]. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.


==Career==
==Career==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/30/stories/2008083057121800.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903075051/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/30/stories/2008083057121800.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-09-03| date=2008-08-30| accessdate=2010-10-16| work=[[The Hindu]]| title=National sports awards given away}}</ref>
He was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 2008 for exceptional performance as an Indian striker.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/30/stories/2008083057121800.htm| publisher=The Hindu| date=2008-08-30| accessdate=2010-10-16| title=National sports awards given away}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
During [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|FIH World Cup, 2010]] he showed the [[middle finger]] to the home crowd after a loss 2–4 loss against [[Argentina men's national field hockey team|Argentina]]. He later apologized for this act.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/top-stories/Prabhjot-Singh-sorry-for-showing-finger-to-crowd/articleshow/5705369.cms| title=Prabhjot Singh sorry for showing finger to crowd|publisher=Times of India| date=2010-03-20|accessdate=2010-10-26}}</ref> This was one of the worst performance by India in [[Hockey World Cup]] as the team finished 8th in the tournament.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sheetudeep.com/blog/sports/hockey-player-prabhjot-singh-shows-middle-finger-to-the-crowd/| title=Hockey player Prabhjot Singh shows middle finger to the crowd }}</ref>
During [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|FIH World Cup, 2010]] he showed the [[middle finger]] to the home crowd after a loss 2–4 loss against [[Argentina men's national field hockey team|Argentina]]. He later apologized for this act.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/top-stories/Prabhjot-Singh-sorry-for-showing-finger-to-crowd/articleshow/5705369.cms| title=Prabhjot Singh sorry for showing finger to crowd|publisher=Times of India| date=2010-03-20|accessdate=2010-10-26}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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