New Delhi: Harmanpreet Singh will continue to lead the Indian team in the upcoming Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League, which will be held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium. Hockey India announced a 32-member squad for the tournament on Thursday, January 30.
The Men in Blue have included young players in the squad after their brilliant performances in the Hockey India League and junior-level competitions. Harmanpreet and Co. will start their campaign against Spain on February 15 and after that, they will face Germany, Ireland and England twice.
Goalkeeper Princedeep Singh, defender Yashdeep Siwach, midfielders Rabichandra Singh and Rajinder Singh, and forwards Angad Bir Singh, Uttam Singh and Arshdeep Singh have been included in the team for the first time.
“Impressive performances in the junior team and the ongoing HIL has won 22-year-old Angad Bir Singh and 20-year-old Arshdeep Singh their first senior team call-ups for the upcoming FIH Pro League matches” said Hockey India in a statement.
Princedeep, who was a member of the gold-winning team at the 2024 Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, is added to the senior team and will join first-choice goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Suraj Karkera while defender Yashdeep will be positioned with veterans like Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas and skipper Harmanpreet.
Indian Head Coach Craig Fulton said that he is extremely happy with the team selected for the Bhubaneswar leg matches of the FIH Pro League and believed that this team can win games for the country.
“Looking forward to training with the players in the camp and starting our Pro League campaign on the right note” said the Indian head coach. The Men in Blue finished in the seventh position during the last edition of Pro League but made a brilliant comeback to win second consecutive bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Indian Men’s Hockey Team for FIH Pro League 2024-25
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Princedeep Singh.
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, Yashdeep Siwach.
Midfielders: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Rajinder Singh.
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Boby Singh Dhami, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Uttam Singh, Arshdeep Singh.
Harmanpreet Singh will lead the Indian men’s hockey team in the upcoming Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League, which is scheduled to begin on February 15. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
