The Indian males’s Hockey staff is about to open its marketing campaign at FIH Odisha Hockey Males’s World Cup in Rourkela in opposition to Spain on January thirteenth. With just some days left for the beginning of hockey’s greatest match, ahead Sukhjeet Singh mentioned that the staff is raring to go.
The Indian staff is in Rourkela and has been coaching laborious on the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium over the previous week.
“I’m extraordinarily delighted and grateful to Chief Coach Graham Reid who gave me this chance to be part of the squad, after seeing my performances over the previous yr. I’m actually excited to play as not solely is that this the most important stage of the game, however the FIH Odisha Hockey Males’s World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023 can also be being performed on our residence floor. It’s at all times really thrilling to play hockey in entrance of Indian followers,” Sukhjeet mentioned.
Sukhjeet made his senior staff debut in February 2022 within the FIH Males’s Hockey Professional League encounter in opposition to Spain and scored a purpose within the match.
Since then, he has earned 16 caps for India and has scored 4 targets for the nation. Sukhjeet opened up on the bonding between all of the gamers within the squad and mentioned that everybody is worked up for his or her opening match in opposition to Spain.
“There may be true staff spirit amongst everybody within the camp. All of us are actually pumped as much as get the ball rolling in our first recreation in opposition to Spain. Everyone seems to be feeling constructive and is supportive of one another. There’s a actual sense of unity which is thrilling to see,” he mentioned.
“We have now heard that the tickets in Rourkela are all offered out so we all know the stadium will probably be jam-packed. So, it additionally feels good to see the keenness amongst followers,” Sukhjeet added.
India is positioned in Pool D in opposition to Spain, England, and Wales, and Sukhjeet believes that whereas the opponents are robust, having performed all three groups over the previous yr will assist India in making ready for the challenges.
“In our Pool, we now have Spain, England, and Wales. We performed in opposition to Spain and England within the Professional League final yr. We additionally confronted off in opposition to Wales on the Commonwealth Video games 2022. So, we will probably be trying again at these performances and pick the positives and negatives to arrange ourselves accordingly,” he mentioned.
When requested in regards to the staff’s coaching periods, he mentioned “We performed a five-match check series in opposition to Australia. Whereas loads of positives got here out from the tour, there have been nonetheless a couple of areas the place we felt we might enhance. So, we’re working upon these areas within the coaching.”
Sukhjeet additionally praised Harmanpreet Singh, who will captain the Indian staff within the match, saying he will probably be a key participant for the staff.
“Harmanpreet Singh is likely one of the greatest drag glints on the earth proper now and we’re glad that he’s the Captain of our staff. All of us are assured that he’ll lead us effectively and we are going to assist him utterly all through the match,” he mentioned.
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Publish date: 2023-01-02 12:16:45
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