Just-retired India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is a legend of the game and will inspire the next generation of hockey players in the country, said his teammates on Saturday, after returning from Paris Olympics 2024 with a second successive bronze medal.

Eight-time Olympic champions India clinched a bronze medal in Paris, beating Spain 2-1 in the Paris Olympics 2024 play-off match. The last of India's Olympic hockey golds came in 1980.