Just-retired PR Sreejesh, who stood like a wall defending the goal for nearly two decades before bowing out on a high with second Olympic hockey bronze medal here, believes India has talent aplenty to find a suitable replacement for him.
Sreejesh, 36, stood rock solid in India's campaign at the Olympics and played a key role in their hard-fought 2-1 victory against Spain in the bronze-medal match.
"There won't be a vacuum. Someone will come in my place, for sure. All the sports are like that. Sachin Tendulkar was there and now there is Virat Kohli, and someone will take his place tomorrow."
So, Sreejesh was there yesterday, but someone else will come and take his place tomorrow," the goalkeeping stalwart told PTI in an interview at the India House here.
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