Defender Amit Rohidas will proceed to guide the 22-member Indian males's hockey group in its subsequent FIH Professional League tie towards Germany, beginning on Thursday.
Star dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh will don the accountability of vice-captain within the double-header on the Kalinga Stadium. The second match of the tie can be performed on Friday.
There have been no large surprises within the squad because the Indian group administration continues to check numerous mixture from the core group within the Professional League ties forward of a busy calendar 12 months, which incorporates the Birmingham Commonwealth Video games and the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China.
The squad consists of goalkeepers PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, and defenders Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, and Gurinder Singh.
The midfield will manned by Nilakanta Sharma, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Hardik Singh, and Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, whereas the ahead line will function Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, and Akashdeep Singh.
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Talking concerning the group composition, India's chief coach Graham Reid mentioned, "This 12 months's FIH Professional League has supplied us with nice alternatives to strive completely different combos and techniques. We now have recognised what works and, extra importantly, what areas we have to enhance on.
"This week towards Germany is the final leg of our house video games for this 12 months and we're trying ahead to 2 extra world-class encounters as soon as once more.
"Germany are at all times a particularly powerful opponent and given the place we each are on the ladder will probably be necessary for us to complete this week with as many factors as doable to stay on the prime of the factors desk," he added.
India has thus far performed 10 matches on this season of FIH Professional League and are at the moment positioned on prime of the desk with 21 factors, whereas Germany occupy the second place with 17 factors from eight video games.
The Indian group had overwhelmed South Africa within the double header (10-2, 10-2), whereas they received a sport and misplaced one every towards France (5-0, 2-5), which was additionally held in South Africa.
At house, India received a sport and misplaced one to Spain (5-4, 3-5), received one sport 4-3 and misplaced one 2-2 (1-3 SO) towards Argentina, and not too long ago, received each their video games towards England, 3-3 (3-2 SO), and 4-3.
Staff: Goalkeepers: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran, Krishan B Pathak. Defenders: Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Jugraj Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh. Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Hardik Singh, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh. Forwards: Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Akashdeep Singh. |
