Field hockey in India eliminated from the Beijing Olympics competition. This is the first time that the Indian men's team did not participate in the Olympics since 1928. India finished in 12th place (Last) in the 2012 London Olympics. On 26 Feb 2012, the India men's national field hockey team qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London after a gap of 8 years. The team had a resounding victory over France in the finals of the Olympic qualifiers by beating France by 8–1. Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh, starred in the final against France by scoring five goals – including a hat-trick – all
India A cricket team top level domestic cricket are opted out. Batsmen with highest first-class cricket averages (minimum 20 matches, fewer than five Tests): India A cricket team The India A cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It is the 'second-tier' of Indian international cricket, below the full India national cricket team. The team is currently captained by Karun Nair in first-class cricket, Manish Pandey in List A cricket and Mandeep Singh in Twenty20 cricket. The team is coached by former India player Rahul Dravid. The matches played by India A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day