After a memorable outing in Europe where the Indian men’s team played against Germany and Great Britain, the 33-member core potential group will return to the national coaching camp at the SAI Center, Bengaluru, starting on Saturday. The 18-day camp will conclude on March 31, before leaving for the FIH Hockey Pro League against Argentina in Buenos Aires. In their first assignment in 2021, the Indian team led by PR Sreejesh won 6–1 with a 1–1 draw and 1–1 draw against Germany and a 3–2 win against Great Britain.
“The team was given a three-day break to visit their families before returning to national camp on Saturday. I think this break was needed to mentally refresh as the upcoming weeks are going to be quite intense. Because we prepare for it. FIH Hockey Pro League match against Argentina, “said head coach Graham Reid.
The Indian team has thus far played six matches in the FIH Hockey Pro League and is currently ranked 5th in the points table after table-toppers Belgium, followed by the Netherlands at No. 2, Australia at No. 3 and Germany at No. 4. is.
India will resume the first campaign in the prestigious Hockey Pro League on 11 April when they take part in back-to-back away games from Olympic champions Argentina.
“We look forward to resuming our campaign in the FIH Hockey Pro League. There was definitely a lot of good competition in Europe before the Pro Competition matches. Last year we played from the Netherlands, Belgium and Australia and we Were in a good performance. We want to bring our ‘A’ game to the fore in the upcoming matches, “Reid said.
Core potential list
Goalkeepers – PR Sreejesh, Krishna B Pathak, Suraj Carkera
Defenders – Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surendra Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Harmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Janmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Dipson Tirkey, Nilam Sanjip Zess
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Midfielders – Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kanguzam, Neelkant Sharma, Sumit, Jaskaran Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad
Forward – SV Sunil, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Ramandeep Singh, Simranjit Singh, Shamsher Singh, Gurjant Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra.
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