The match is famous for the 5 goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr.,which is an Olympic record that still stands today. India went on to win 2 further gold medal at the Olympics in 1952 Olympics and 1956 Olympics, preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time.In 1952 Olympics quarter-finals India won against Austria 4–0, Great Britain 3–1 in Semi-final and thumped Netherlands by the score of 6–1. This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports. The result was a sweet one for India, which gained independence from Britain just a year ago. Great British team has already won the gold medal in 19, so this match was billed as battle of Champions and eventually India won the match 4–0. In the final India went on to face Great Britain, it was the first time India faced them. In the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games, a 8–0 win over Austria, Argentina 9–1 and Spain 2–0. The World War II caused the cancellation of 19 Olympics, which ended the era of the team that dominated the world hockey. The Indian hockey team that won 3 successive Olympics title is often regarded as the greatest ever team. The match was won by India 8–1, it was the only goal India conceded in the whole competition and also remains the biggest winning margin in the final. The team went on to face Germany in the final. In the Semi-finals they defeated France 10–0. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, Hungary 4–0 and United States 7–0. India went to the 1936 Olympics to win their 3rd straight title, this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India then went on to defend their title in 1932 Olympics with a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over USA in that match Dhyan Chand hit 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years. They defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda. In the group stage, India beat Austria 6–0, Belgium 9–0 and Switzerland 5–0 without conceding a single goal. India then went on to win the whole competition. India decided to send a team in 1928 Olympics after the formation of Indian Hockey Federation. India also have a unique record of beating Pakistan in the finals of all these tournaments. India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan, with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games and Asia Cup. In total, India has won 27 official international titles. They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy by winning the competition three times in 2011, 2016 and in 2018. India has won 43 out of the 56 matches, the most by any team in the Asia Cup both in absolute and proportional terms.
India came out on top in the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007 and in 2017. They have won the Asian Games three times in the year 1966, 19.
The men in blues are also one of the most successful team in Asia. They are also the only team to ever win the Olympics without conceding a single goal in 19. They have also scored the most goals in the Olympics than any other team. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won eight gold medals in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 19. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game until losing in the 1960 gold medal final. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation.
The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation. The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international Field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India.
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