NEW DELHI: Hockey India on Monday named the 20-member Indian men’s hockey team who will take on world champions Germany and world no. 4 Australia in the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Rourkela.
The Indian team will be captained by experienced campaigner Harmanpreet Singh, who led the Indian team to crucial victories as skipper during the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2022/2023 matches against Spain and New Zealand in October and November last year. Hardik Singh has been named as the vice-captain.
David John and BJ Kariappa have been named as the interim coaches along with Shivendra Singh.
Those players who have not been selected have been relieved from the national coaching camp to play the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men Inter-Department National Championships 2023, which began in Bengaluru on Sunday.
“The National Selectors have chosen a young team who are making good progress on the international stage. They will be well-guided by the presence of senior players who have extensive international experience playing for India. At the FIH Hockey Pro League in Rourkela, the team will play under interim coaches until Hockey India announces the new chief coach,” stated HI president Dilip Tirkey.
On March 10th, India will take on Germany in the first match, followed by Germany playing against Australia on March 11th. On March 12th, India and Australia will go head-to-head, while on March 13th, India will play against Germany for the second time. On March 14th, the spotlight will be on Germany and Australia, and the final match in Rourkela will take place on March 15th, with India playing against Australia for the second time.
All matches will be held at 1900 hours IST.
The Team
GOALKEEPERS
1. Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran
2. Pawan
DEFENDERS
3. Harmanpreet Singh (C)
4. Jugraj Singh
5. Nilam Sanjeep Xess
6. Jarmanpreet Singh
7. Sumit
8. Manjeet
9. Manpreet Singh
MIDFIELDERS
10. Hardik Singh (V/C)
11. Vivek Sagar Prasad
12. Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh
13. Vishnukant Singh
14. Dilpreet Singh
15. Shamsher Singh
16. Raj Kumar Pal
FORWARDS
17. S. Karthi
18. Sukhjeet Singh
19. Abhishek
20. Gurjant Singh
Ticketing details
Tickets are available online at www.ticketgenie.in from Monday, 27th February, 2023.
Ticket prices for India’s matches are as follows: West Stand tickets cost Rs 500, while East Stand tickets cost Rs 400 and North & South Stands tickets cost Rs 200. For Australia vs Germany matches, West Stand tickets cost Rs 500, East Stand tickets cost Rs 200, and North & South Stands tickets cost Rs 100.
Broadcasting details
Matches will be broadcast live on Star Sports Select 2 SD + HD.
