Talking about Indian men's hockey team player Manpreet Singh losing his father in 2016 while featuring in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Manpreet's wife Illi Saddique said, "He said, 'I don't think I should go back'." "The team needs me. This is what my father wanted from me; I shouldn't leave them," added Saddique, elaborating on what Manpreet had stated.