<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dhanraj Pillay News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Dhanraj Pillay. All the latest 2026 Hockey articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Dhanraj Pillay News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:33:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/hockey/player/dhanraj_pillay" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:43:59 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | FIH Pro League matches will help India asses themselves ahead of Games, opines Dhanraj Pillay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay feels that the upcoming FIH Pro League matches against Argentina will help the Indian team to assess their strengths and weaknesses ahead of 2021 Tokyo Olympics. India have been pitted alongside Argentina, Australia, Spain, Japan, and New Zealand in the group stages.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2021/apr/05/2021-tokyo-olympics-fih-pro-league-matches-will-help-india-asses-themselves-ahead-of-games-opines-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2021/apr/05/2021-tokyo-olympics-fih-pro-league-matches-will-help-india-asses-themselves-ahead-of-games-opines-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:43:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/hockey/Viren_Dilip_Dhanraj_Hockey_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Reid’s main job will start after Olympics qualification, says Dhanraj Pillay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dhanraj Pillay has been of the opinion that while qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics finals wouldn’t be a challenging task for India, the coach’s main task would actually begin once they start the campaign in Tokyo. Pillay also claimed the current Indian team is as good as any of the top few sides.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/aug/30/graham-reids-main-job-will-start-after-olympics-qualification-says-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/aug/30/graham-reids-main-job-will-start-after-olympics-qualification-says-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:08:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/hockey/Viren_Dilip_Dhanraj_Hockey_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is essential for Indian hockey team to have consistency, believes Dhanraj Pillay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dhanraj Pillay has stated that it is essential to have consistency in the Indian hockey team to achieve the desired result and they should focus on that. The former India skipper has also added that he wants to dedicate his entire life to the sport of hockey and its development in the country.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jul/27/it-is-essential-for-indian-hockey-team-to-have-consistency-believes-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jul/27/it-is-essential-for-indian-hockey-team-to-have-consistency-believes-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:48:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/hockey/Viren_Dilip_Dhanraj_Hockey_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey World Cup | South Africa were easy, Belgians will offer India no gaps, says Pillay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dhanraj Pillay has lauded India’s performance against South Africa but added that they were a weaker team as compared to next opponents - Belgium. Pillay has further added that the Europeans will not give Manpreet Singh & Co. the same amount of space on the field as the South Africans did.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/30/hockey-world-cup-south-africa-were-easy-belgians-will-offer-india-no-gaps-says-pillay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/30/hockey-world-cup-south-africa-were-easy-belgians-will-offer-india-no-gaps-says-pillay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 05:44:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/manpreet_singh_ind_hoc_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey World Cup | It is important to get good results in group stage, asserts Viren Rasquinha]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viren Rasquinha has stated that the Indian team needs to get good results from the matches in the pool stage so that they can get a better draw in the later stages of the World Cup. The former captain mentioned that the team for the tournament has been selected as per the fitness and recent form.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/28/hockey-world-cup-it-is-important-to-get-good-results-in-group-stage-asserts-viren-rasquinha?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/28/hockey-world-cup-it-is-important-to-get-good-results-in-group-stage-asserts-viren-rasquinha?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiranjibi Pati ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:37:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Viren_Rasquinha_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If we win the World Cup, Indian hockey will rise to the next level, says Dhanraj Pillay]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the 2018 FIH Hockey World Cup just a few days away, Dhanraj Pillay reckons that a win on home soil will help propel Indian hockey to the next level on an international stage. The former Indian captain also added that India must make the quarter-finals stage ‘by hook or crook’.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/26/if-we-win-the-world-cup-indian-hockey-will-rise-to-the-next-level-says-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/26/if-we-win-the-world-cup-indian-hockey-will-rise-to-the-next-level-says-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 07:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Hockey_world_cup_squad_HockeyIndia.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Cup win reminds me of our 2003 triumph, says Dhanraj Pillay]]></title><description><![CDATA[India hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay was ecstatic with India’s Asia Cup final win and has stated that it reminded him of the 2003 triumph when India won it first under his captaincy. He also expressed his delight for assistant coach Jugraj Singh, who couldn’t participate in 2003 after an accident.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2017/oct/23/asia-cup-win-reminds-me-of-our-2003-triumph-says-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2017/oct/23/asia-cup-win-reminds-me-of-our-2003-triumph-says-dhanraj-pillay?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/India_Hockey_Team_Twitter.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item></channel></rss>