Last week, as the Indian hockey team beat reigning Olympic champions Argentina in their second match at the ongoing Champions Trophy, it marked a memorable upset for India, the kind that have become rare of late. However, for the team’s veteran Sardar Singh, the game was extra special. It was Sardar’s 300th game for the country, making him only the third Indian – and the only active player – to reach that milestone. Speaking to us from the Netherlands where India is currently playing the Champions Trophy, Sardar tells us, “It wasn’t until I was at the Delhi airport while leaving for the tournament that I got to know this would be my 300th game. Someone mentioned this to me at the airport but before that, I had not thought about it.”