FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022-23: India 1-2 Belgium Highlights

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Hello and welcome to the live blog for Belgium vs India match in FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022-23 in London, England.

The Indian men’s hockey team will take on Belgium and Great Britain as a part of their trip to Europe in the United Kingdom leg of the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2022-23. The matches begin from Friday, May 26 onwards and will end on June 3, 2023, and will commence at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, United Kingdom. India’s European trip features two legs – the first leg in the UK and the second leg in the Netherlands.

The Indian team will begin the initial phase of their journey in London, where they will go head-to-head against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics champions, Belgium, on May 26 and June 2, 2023. Additionally, they will also face the host nation, Great Britain, on May 27 and June 3.

After playing Great Britain in the last match of the UK leg on June 3, the Indian team will travel to Eindhoven in the Netherlands. There, they will play the host Netherlands on June 7 and June 10. While the Men in Blue will lock horns with Argentina on June 8 and 11, before heading back home.

The Stakes

India

Newly appointed head coach of the Indian men’s hockey team, Craig Fulton, will take charge of his first match in this leg of the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League. And no better time for the Dutch tactician to take the reins of a side, who sit on top of the points standings with five wins from eight matches, including consecutive wins over World Champions Germany. Skipper Harmanpreet Singh leads the scoring chart with 11 goals, while midfielder Selvam Karthi is not far behind with five goals and Sukhjeet Singh has four goals.

Belgium

Reigning Olympics champions Belgium are seventh in the points standings with just two wins from four matches. They have so far played only Germany and Argentina in the FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League 2022-23 and have beaten and lost once each against both teams. Hendrickx Alexander is the top-scorer for the Red Lions with six goals in four matches.

Head-To-Head

India vs Belgium head-to-head

• Matches Played: 87
• India: 50
• Belgium: 22
• Draw: 15

Squads

India

Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Mandeep Mor, Gurinder Singh, Hardik Singh (Vice Captain), Dilpreet Singh, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Abhishek, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, S Karthi, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mandeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh.

Belgium

Biekens Tobias, Boccard Gauthier, Boon Tom, Cosyns Tanguy, Crols Thomas, De Kerpel Nicolas, De Sloover Arthur, Denayer Felix, Dohmen John-John, Duvekot Roman, Ghislain William, Hainaut Guillermo, Hellin Guillaume, Luypaert Loïck, Onana Nelson, Poncelet Nicolasn, Stockbroekx Thibeau, Stockbroekx Emmanuel, Van Dessel Arno, Van Doren Loïck, Vandenbroucke Simon, Wegnez Victor.