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

Hello and welcome to the live blog for India vs Belgium 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.

The Stakes

India

India began their Pro League campaign began with defeats to Belgium and the United Kingdom. Craig Fulton's tenure as head coach has not gotten off to the best of starts, as he is still struggling to find his best unit. The players will want to nail down starting spots for the foreseeable future, so there is a lot on the line for India. They will also want to chase the leaders Great Britain down, who are six points ahead.

Belgium

Reigning Olympic Champions Belgium look unstoppable when they get on a run, and they have several experienced heads in key positions to deal with any situation thrown their way. They will want to close the head-to-head gap to India. Belgium have played only six, winning three and losing three in the Pro League this season.

Head to head

India: 18 wins

Belgium: 18 wins

Draws: 4

India vs Belgium 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, and Wegnez Victor.