INDIA last won the Men's Hockey World Cup in 1975.In the final, ASHOK KUMAR (son of Dhyanchand), the wizard, scored a 2–1 win over Pakistan.The team's manager was Balbir Singh Sr. and the only World Cup won in the HISTORY of Indian hockey was led by captain Ajitpal Singh.Since 1975, the Indian men's hockey team has never made it to the semi-finals.India will host the 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup.This will be the second consecutive edition of the World Cup to be held in India after 2018.The first edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup was held in 1974,The Indian hockey team won the gold medal in the Olympic Games six times consecutively between 1928 and 1956.It is called the golden era of Indian hockey.India's team won the hockey gold medal for the last time at the Moscow Olympic Games on 29 JULY 1980.