Hockey India has announced a 24-member Indian Men's Hockey Team for the European leg of FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25, scheduled from June 7 to June 22 in Amstelveen, Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium. Harmanpreet Singh will lead as Captain with Hardik Singh as Vice-Captain, as the team aims to maintain their third position in the points table while competing for a spot in the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.
The team will begin their European campaign with matches against the Netherlands on June 7 and 9, followed by games against Argentina on June 11-12 at the Wagner Stadium in Amstelveen. They will then face Australia in Antwerp on June 14-15, before concluding against Belgium on June 21-22.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The squad composition includes goalkeepers Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Suraj Karkera. The defense lineup features Sumit, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, and Yashdeep Siwach.
The midfield consists of Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Rajinder Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, and Shamsher Singh. The attacking department includes Gurjant Singh, Abhishek, Shilanand Lakra, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, and Sukhjeet Singh.
India currently holds the third position in the points table after securing fifteen points with five wins in eight games during the home leg in Bhubaneswar earlier this year.
Indian Men's Team Chief Coach Craig Fulton commented on the squad selection: "We wanted a bit more experience in the squad this time around and I am really happy with the selection. The team has been training well as we're looking to try and push as hard as possible and win the Pro League. Since there's qualification for the World Cup on the line, we want to try and get as many points to put ourselves in a good position for that."
Regarding the team's performance and future objectives, Fulton added: "We haven't drawn any games so far in the tournament and I believe we need to turn our losses into draws and then go for a shootout, so if we don't really get the desired results, we can still get points on the board. We also need to improve our penalty corner conversion rate so yes, we've got some good objectives to try and achieve this time around."
The highest-placed team in the league will secure a spot in the 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, making these remaining eight matches crucial for Team India's future prospects.
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