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New Delhi: if Tristan Stubbs With its brute power, he did not send pottery to the stands, the 24 -year -old hockey could have made push transitions, movements or dragging movements in the field. If he hadn’t chosen a jack, Stubbs would probably have a career in the hockey following his father’s footsteps.
Tristan’s father Chris Stubbs He was a well -known name on the hockey track of South Africa. Chris, a former state player, could not have the chance to represent the national team. Nevertheless, he never encouraged his son to choose a jack on the hockey.
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In fact, Tristan began his sports journey with hockey, but the charm of fame and financial stability has finally become the main reasons for Chris to direct him towards his gentleman’s play. One hockey career Chris didn’t want his son to face the same obstacles.

Tristan grew up watching that his father was dominant with a hockey stick and naturally took sports. But over time, Chris slowly dragged him into the jack – a movement that will shape his future.
“There is no money in the hockey. Hockey is hard work and fun, but it’s not a career,” Chris said, watching his son’s practice from the stands in front of him Delhi Capitals VS Rajasthan Royals clashes at Arun Jaitley Stadium in a special interview with Timesofindia.com. Tristian plays for Delhi Capitals IPL 2025.
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Chris still regrets that he had not entered the senior national team, but a milestone he proudly controlled was playing against India.

“I played provincial hockey, but I wasn’t good enough to play for South Africa. One of my biggest games was against India. When we came to South Africa in the 90s, when we came out of the isolation in ’92. I played against India. I played against India. South Transvaal played against South Africa.
“India crushed us 5-0, Chris Chris said with a great laugh.
The dream of representing his country was unsatisfied for Chris, but he hoped that his son Tristan would go further – he proudly wore the national uniform on his chest with the flag of the country.

How did Hockey help Tristian Stubbs

Chris asked his son to start his journey with hockey-power, timing and ball control-and then channel the same brute power and hand-eye coordination.

And that’s exactly what Tristan does. It was a nightmare for the potteryists around the world.
Stubbs enters, takes the length with a flash and sends the ball to the stands. He pulls, sweeps, sweeps up, buckets, shovel sweeping, flat drivers – you put his name, all in the arsenal.

“Obviously, he always wanted to play cricket. Hockey was never really anything. Hockey played because he played hockey because he loved it, but at the same time he wanted to go to the university on a cricket cricket – and he wanted to go to the university on a cricket.
“Both hockey and cricket helped him. Some of the sweeping shots came clearly from the opposite bars. The opposite shots come from the hockey. When we played, he was always with the field and he grew up with a hockey bar in one hand and a ball in his other hand – he always had a ball in his hand,” Chris added.