Hockey India announces men's core probable group for national camp ahead of FIH Pro League Europe leg

The Indian men’s hockey team camp begins today and concludes on 28th March 2025.

The Indian men’s hockey team returned to the National Coaching Camp here in SAI, Bengaluru, today after a jubilant Hockey India Annual Awards held on Saturday in New Delhi. Hockey India has called up 36 players for the camp, which concludes on 28th March.

The core probable group includes goalkeepers Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Pawan, Suraj Karkera, and Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar. Among the defenders, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Amandeep Lakra, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, and Yashdeep Siwach have been called up for the camp.

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Meanwhile, midfielders Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen, Vishnukant Singh, Rajinder Singh, and Poovanna CB have been named in the core probable group.

Among the forwards, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Boby Singh Dhami, Sudeep Chirmako, Selvam Karthi, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, and Uttam Singh have been called up for the short two-week camp.

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In their recent outing in the Men’s FIH Pro League 2024-25, the Indian team was impressed with five wins out of the eight matches they played at home to begin their Pro League campaign for the year. They are currently placed third in the points table with 15 points, only behind England and Belgium, who occupy the first and second place respectively with 16 points each.

Speaking about the camp, Chief Coach Craig Fulton said, “It has been a busy season for the players with back-to-back events and high-quality matches. During this camp, our focus will be more on fitness and conditioning, apart from introspecting on the recent performances and where we stand in terms of key focus areas.

Our efforts now will be towards building up for the matches in the next phase of Pro League in Europe, and I will also be interested in seeing how some of the fresh talents live up to the billing.”

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Indian men’s hockey team core probable group:

Goalkeepers:

• Krishan Bahadur Pathak
• Pawan
• Suraj Karkera
• Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar

Defenders:

• Jarmanpreet Singh
• Amit Rohidas
• Sumit
• Sanjay
• Jugraj Singh
• Amandeep Lakra
• Nilam Sanjeep Xess
• Varun Kumar
• Yashdeep Siwach

Midfielders:

• Rajkumar Pal
• Shamsher Singh
• Manpreet Singh
• Hardik Singh
• Vivek Sagar Prasad
• Nilakanta Sharma
• Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh
• Mohd. Raheel Mouseen
• Vishnukant Singh
• Rajinder Singh
• Poovanna CB

Forwards:

• Abhishek
• Sukhjeet Singh
• Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
• Gurjant Singh
• Angad Bir Singh
• Aditya Arjun Lalage
• Boby Singh Dhami
• Sudeep Chirmako
• Selvam Karthi
• Shilanand Lakra
• Dilpreet Singh
• Uttam Singh

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