Gurjant Singh was introduced to hockey by his cousin brother who lived in Batala, about 41 kms from Gurjant's birthplace Amritsar in Punjab. "No one used to play hockey in my village. It was when I saw my cousins play in Batala that I got drawn to the game I love so much," exclaims the FIH Junior Men's World Cup hero.

Soon Gurjant saw himself shift to the Chandigarh Hockey Academy where he honed his skills. His impressive feats in the domestic circuit ensured he was picked in the Junior India core group that trained in SAI, Bengaluru for the 2016 FIH Junior Men's World Cup. According to Gurjant, this moment was the steppingstone he was vying for. "After winning a lot of tournaments for Punjab and Haryana, I was selected in the Indian Junior Hockey Team for the U-21 6 Nations Tour, Netherlands in 2015. I was also part of the team that played the Australian Hockey League following which I was selected to play for India in the Junior World Cup in Lucknow."