Harmanpreet Singh Aims to Work on Combinations for London Leg of FIH Hockey Pro League – News18

Indian males’s and ladies’s hockey groups have 4 matches remaining within the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24. They will battle in opposition to Germany on June 1 & 8 and in opposition to Great Britain on June 2 & 9 in a bid to finish their marketing campaign with as many factors as attainable.

After the Antwerp stage, the ladies’s workforce is positioned seventh whereas the lads’s workforce is third within the factors desk.

The males’s workforce has now amassed 21 factors from 12 matches, whereas their opponents Germany and Great Britain sit in sixth and ninth place respectively, having performed solely 4 matches within the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 up to now.

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In the Antwerp stage, India began with a 2-2 (5-4 SO) shootout win in opposition to Argentina, adopted by a 1-4 loss to Belgium, and a 2-2 (1-3 SO) shootout loss in opposition to Belgium earlier than defeating Argentina in an exhilarating match which ended 5-4.

Reflecting on the workforce’s efficiency up to now captain Harmanpreet Singh stated, “We played some intense matches against Argentina and Belgium in Antwerp, both in the same pool as us in the Paris 2024 Olympics. We played scintillating hockey in some moments while we struggled in a few others, but the team is constantly improving. We also used this opportunity to give some match experience to the younger players in the squad and improve our overall chemistry.”

“The aim in these upcoming matches will be to get out of our blocks early, work on our combinations and positioning to make sure we play to the best of our abilities. We are aware that the London stage of FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 will be crucial in our preparations for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, hence we are looking forward to taking on Germany and Great Britain,” he added.

The girls’s workforce is now positioned seventh after incomes eight factors from 12 matches, whereas their opponents Germany and Great Britain sit in sixth and eighth place respectively, having performed 4 matches within the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 up to now.

Speaking concerning the upcoming video games, Indian girls’s workforce captain Salima Tete stated, “We are currently in a rebuilding phase, and we are looking to take it one game at a time. We are confident that the upcoming games will help us better understand our chemistry within the team and improve going forward.”

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated news company feed – IANS)