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Men Hockey World Cup 2023, 18-member team announced

By Akshay - December 24, 2022 01:35 PM

Men's Hockey World Cup 2023, Hockey India on Friday announced the 18-member squad that will represent India at the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.

The wait is finally over as Hockey India on Friday announced the 18-member squad that will represent India at the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. Grouped in Pool D with England, Spain and Wales, the Indian team will begin their campaign on 13 January 2023 at the newly constructed Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. Ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh has been made the captain of the team and Amit Rohidas the vice-captain. Strategically selected squad after a two-day trial at the SAI Centre, Bengaluru, where 33 players were tested, the squad has a good mix of experienced and youngsters, who look forward to India standing on the podium at the event. ready to finish.

India will begin their World Cup campaign against Spain in Rourkela on January 13 and will then play their second Pool D match against England. They will go to Bhubaneswar to play their third pool match against Wales. The knockout stage will begin with crossover matches on 22 and 23 January followed by quarter-finals on 25 January and semi-finals on 27 January. The bronze medal match and the final will be held on January 29.

Indian Hockey Team:

Goalkeeper

Krishna Bahadur Pathak

Sreejesh Parattu Ravindran

Defender

Germanpreet Singh

Surendra Kumar

Harmanpreet Singh (Captain)

Varun Kumar

Amit Rohidas (Vice-Captain)

Neelam Sanjeep

Midfielder

Manpreet Singh

Hardik Singh

Neelkant Sharma

Shamsher Singh

Vivek Sagar Prasad

Forwards

Mandeep Singh

Lalit Upadhyay

Abhishek

Sukhjit Singh


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