Hockey India announces 28-man squad for crucial Pre-Olympics Camp

Published at :March 11, 2024 at 12:25 PM

Modified at :March 11, 2024 at 12:25 PM

(Courtesy : Hockey India)

Experienced veterans lead the way alongside rising young talents

Hockey India announced on Monday the 28-member core probable group for the Senior Men’s National Coaching Camp, scheduled to commence on 12th March and last until 30th March at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The upcoming camp is significant as the Indian Team will aim to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the crucial Paris 2024 Olympics.

The team returns to camp after a successful outing in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24, where they are currently placed third after claiming 15 points from 8 matches across Bhubaneswar and Rourkela legs. The league will resume on 22nd May 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium, before moving to London on 1st June and then the Netherlands for the final leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24.

The core group of the National Coaching Camp includes goalkeepers Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera and defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, and Amir Ali.

The midfielders called up to the camp include Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh. While the list of forwards includes Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Boby Singh Dhami, and Araijeet Singh Hundal.

Indian Men’s Hockey Team Chief Coach Craig Fulton explained the importance of the upcoming camp, saying, “We are looking to begin an important block of training in this camp, and we need to ensure we are in the best shape possible before heading for a series of test matches in Australia. The players chosen for the camp will be in contention to play the upcoming set of important games; hence, we have picked a group of experienced players along with some youngsters who played in the Pro League as well.

Indian Men’s Hockey Team 28-member Core Group:

Goalkeepers

Krishan Bahadur Pathak
PR Sreejesh
Suraj Karkera

Defenders

Harmanpreet Singh
Jarmanpreet Singh
Amit Rohidas
Jugraj Singh
Sanjay
Sumit
Amir Ali

Midfielders

Manpreet Singh
Hardik Singh
Vivek Sagar Prasad
Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem
Shamsher Singh
Nilakanta Sharma
Rajkumar Pal
Vishnukant Singh

Forwards

Akashdeep Singh
Mandeep Singh
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Abhishek
Dilpreet Singh
Sukhjeet Singh
Gurjant Singh
Mohammed Raheel Mouseen
Boby Singh Dhami
Araijeet Singh Hundal

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