Comeback trail: Sports stars who returned to make a mark after an accident

From Tiger Pataudi to Sandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant has examples to look up to

Growing up in Faridkot, Rupinder Pal Singh would cut up photos of his favourite hockey players from newspapers and put them up above his bed. It was a practice he continued when he was accepted into the Chandigarh hockey academy. By the time he got there though, one picture dominated all others, that of Jugraj Singh.

“At that time, even though I wasn’t exactly a drag flicker, he was an inspiration,” Singh says. “Not just because he had represented India, won many laurels, was a great, but also because of how strong he was mentally, having come back from such