India at Commonwealth Games 2022- Indian men’s hockey team

 Under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh, the Indian men’s hockey team will take part in the prestigious Commonwealth Games 2022 to be played at the University of Birmingham hockey.

England qualified directly due to being the host nation while Australia made it into the prestigious event as they became champions of the 2018 edition played on Gold Coast.

India, New Zealand, Canada, Wales, South Africa, Ghana, Scotland, Pakistan qualified for good rankings.

There are a total of 10 teams each divided into two groups. Each team will play the other team once before the top two will qualify for the semi-finals.

Group A

Australia

New Zealand

South Africa

Pakistan

Scotland

 

1.       New Zealand versus Scotland (30^th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

2.       South Africa versus Pakistan (30^th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

3.       New Zealand versus Pakistan (31^st July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

4.       Australia versus Scotland (31^st July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

5.       Scotland versus South Africa (1^st August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

6.       New Zealand versus Australia (2^nd August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

7.       Pakistan versus Scotland (4^th August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

8.       South Africa versus Australia (4^th August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

9.       South Africa versus New Zealand (5^th August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

10.   Australia versus Pakistan (5^th August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

 

Group B

England

India

Wales

Ghana

Canada

 

1.       India versus Ghana (29^th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

2.       Canada versus Wales ( 29^th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

3.       England versus Ghana (30^th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

4.       Canada versus Wales (30^th July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

5.       India versus Ghana (31^st July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

6.       England versus Wales (31^st July)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

7.       Wales versus Ghana (1^st August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

8.       India versus England (1^st August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

9.       Ghana versus Canada (2^nd August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

10.   India versus Canada ( 3^rd August)- University of Birmingham and Squash Centre

Indian Team for the CWG 2022

The team looks strong with top-quality players in the squad that was a part of the historic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics last year.

Here we look at the team

Forward- Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek

Midfielders- Manpreet Singh (C), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamser Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilkanata Sharma

Defenders- Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh.

The Indian men’s team finished fourth in the 2018 edition held at Gold Coast. They won all their groups stage matches and took on New Zealand in the first semi-finals.

It was heartbreak as the Indian team lost to New Zealand by a 2-3 gap. They could not grab bronze as they lost to England by 1-2.

They would be looking to improve their performances and go the distance as they could take on Australia in the semi-finals or finals.

 

Indian men's hockey team for CWG 2022