2017 produced mixed results for national hockey team. Here is look back at major developments
Tributes, wishes and reactions. Social media was as animated this year by sport-related events as any in the past.
Here is a list of the biggest sporting events that sent Twitter on an over drive with sample tweets:
Dhoni steps down as captain
When MSD gave up captaincy of the limited overs team, the tributes to him were led by his successor who was effusive in his praise for the outgoing skipper
Thanks for always being the leader a youngster wants to have around him. You'll always be my captain @msdhoni Bhai VIRAT KOHlI
Heart-stopping IPl Final
Mumbai Indians snatched a 1-run victory on the last ball of the IPl Final. Former Australian Captain Michael Clarke praised Rohit Sharma's captaincy under pressure
I have to say @ImRo45 captaincy was first class. Under pressure he backed his gut instinct. A huge congratulations MICHAEl ClARKE
India-Pakistan Final
The least fancied team in the Champions Trophy - Pakistan - emerged victorious in the Final by triumphing over arch-rivals India in the most Tweeted about ODI ever with 1.8 million Tweets
This performance will be remembered long by both Indian and Pakistani fans :) Pakistan 've made this #CT17 truly memorable SHAHID AFRIDI
Harmanpreet's devastating knock
Harmanpreet Kaur played possibly the greatest innings in women's ODI cricket against Australia in World Cup semifinal. Bhajji could not stop sharing his admiration for another Punjabi
Raging performance by @ImHarmanpreet IJIJIJIJway to go.. #Girlpower IJIJ
#IndvsAus #WWC17HARBHAJAN SINGH
Epic Sindhu-Okuhara contest
Even though PV Sindhu lost the World Championship Final, there was nothing but admiration for her efforts in what was one of the greatest badminton matches of all time
Congrats @Pvsindhu1 ,winning n loosing is part of sports n life but U played like a brave gladiatorIJIJ
We as a nation are proud of PV #Sindhu@mAJorPooNIA
Rohit 'Hit'man Sharma
Rohit Sharma has gone where no man has before by scoring his third double hundred in ODI's. A parody account of the person who scored the first put it bestSunil Gavaskar: Convert 1s into 2sRohit Sharma: Convert 100s into 200s@Trendulkar