Hockey India Announces 24-man Squad for FIH Pro League 2023-24 in Europe – News18

Hockey India on Thursday introduced a 24-member males’s squad that for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 to be held in Antwerp (Belgium) and London (England).

The Belgium leg will get underway on twenty second May and finish on thirtieth May whereas the England leg will begin on 1st June and conclude on twelfth June.

India will play in opposition to Argentina, Belgium, Germany and Great Britain twice every throughout each legs, starting their marketing campaign in opposition to Argentina on twenty second May. India are presently positioned third within the factors desk, with 15 factors from eight matches.

Taking cost of the group can be Captain Harmanpreet Singh. Meanwhile, dynamic midfielder Hardik Singh has been named his deputy. The goalkeeping duties will relaxation with PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak, whereas the defensive line-up contains Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh and Vishnukant Singh.

The midfield part can be marshalled by dynamic gamers akin to Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Manpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Hardik Singh, Rajkumar Pal and Mohd. Raheel Mouseen. The ahead line boasts of Mandeep Singh, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal and Boby Singh Dhami.

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India captain Harmanpreet Singh mentioned the squad choice has been made to make sure gamers get publicity and see how they fare in worldwide occasions forward of Paris Olympics.

“We are looking forward to getting on with the season in the Olympic year with the FIH Hockey Pro League where we will play top-quality teams,” Harmanpreet mentioned. “We have chosen a squad to give players exposure and it will also allow me to see some of the players in competition mode ahead of the Paris Olympics. We had a camp in SAI, Bengaluru where we underwent rigorous training sessions and improved on the areas where we felt we needed to improve. We are looking forward to the matches and I hope that we get the results in our favour.”

India head coach Craig Fulton says the occasion will assist in fine-tuning the group’s preparations.

“We have been training hard at the camp and have developed an understanding of each other’s gameplay. Ahead of the Paris Olympics, we will play against top quality teams which will help us build on our game and get better through. This will be an opportunity and will go a long way in evaluating where we stand as a team and as individual players. It will be a great way to figure out our strengths and what areas we would need to touch upon,” Fulton mentioned.

Indian Men’s Hockey Full Squad

Goalkeepers:

1. Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran

2. Krishan Bahadur Pathak

Defenders:

3. Jarmanpreet Singh

4. Amit Rohidas

5. Harmanpreet Singh

6. Sumit

7. Sanjay

8. Jugraj Singh

9. Vishnukant Singh

Midfielders:

10. Vivek Sagar Prasad

11. Nilakanta Sharma

12. Manpreet Singh

13. Shamsher Singh

14. Hardik Singh

15. Rajkumar Pal

16. Mohd. Raheel Mouseen

Forwards:

17. Mandeep Singh

18. Abhishek

19. Sukhjeet Singh

20. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay

21. Gurjant Singh

22. Akashdeep Singh

23. Araijeet Singh Hundal

24. Boby Singh Dhami