The history of Indian hockey in the modern era abounds with tales of what could have been, for players and fans who continue to await a repeat of the gold-medal winning performance of Moscow 1980.
By Subhashish Majumdar
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The British philosopher Julian Baggini once said that life is full of what-ifs - many of which could easily have been realities had just a few things been different.