Hockey India Names 24-Man Squad For European Leg Of FIH Pro League
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India are placed third in the standings after having picked up 15 points with five wins in eight outings during the Indian leg of the event.
Hockey India named its 24-member men's squad for the European leg of FIH Hockey Pro League to be played in Amstelveen in The Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium, from the 7th of June.
India are slated to take on The Netherlands in a double-header at the Wagner Stadium in Amstelveen on the 7th and 9th of June, before playing Argentina on the 11th and 12th of the month at the same venue, before travelling to Antwerp to take on Australia on the 14th and 15th of June before closing out the engagements with a double header against the hosts Belgium on the 21st and 22nd.
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India are placed third in the standings after having picked up 15 points with five wins in eight outings during the Indian leg of the event.
Team India head coach Craig Fulton said, '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," he added.
'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," Fulton continued.
'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," the coach added.
'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," he stated.
Team India:
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak,Suraj Karkera.
Defenders: Sumit, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay and Yashdeep Siwach
Midfielders: Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Rajinder Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh
Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Abhishek, Shilanand Lakra, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh.
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May 22, 2025, 15:45 IST
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