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India announces squad for Hockey World Cup 2023

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 The Indian men’s hockey team announced their squad for the 2023 World Cup to be played in Rourkela and Bhuvneshwar starting on 13 th January and till 29 th January. Harmanpreet Singh will lead the squad and hopes to bring success in front of home crowd. The goalkeepers include experienced P Sreejesh and Krishna Pathak. The forwards include Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh. Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Nilam Sanjeep comprise defenders. Varun Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh comprises drag flickers. Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilkanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh comprises midfielders. The Indian team would hope to perform well in home conditions as they won their only World Cup title in 1975. They have been clubbed in Group D along with England, Spain, and Wales. The top team in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals stage while the 2 nd and 3 rd place team ...

Indian men’s hockey team announced for Commonwealth Games 2022

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 The Indian men’s hockey team for the prestigious 2022 Commonwealth Games has been announced to be played from 29 th July till 8 th August. Manpreet Singh has been handed the charge for prestigious event. Hockey India thought about sending a second-string side for CWG due to the short gap between CWG and Asian Games. However, with the Asian Games postponed to next year due to the COVID situation in China, HI decided to send a strong unit for the prestigious event. In the 2018 edition, India finished fourth losing to England by 0-6 in the bronze medal match. This time around they have been clubbed in Group B with England, Canada, Wales, and Ghana. They will begin their tournament on 31 st July against Ghana. Under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh, the Indian team won a historic bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics after a gap of 41 years. They recently featured in the FIH Pro Hockey League tournament where they finished 3 rd losing both their matches to the Netherlands. The tea...