Hockey India Names 18-Member Indian Men’s Hockey Team For Asian Champions Trophy In China

New Delhi: Hockey India named 18-member Indian Males’s Hockey Crew for the celebrated Asian Champions Trophy scheduled to delivery out in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia in China from eighth September to Seventeenth September 2024. The tournament will see Asia’s best hockey playing international locations India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and hosts China vie for honours.

The defending Champions India will most most probably be led by ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh and shall be supported by expert midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad as the Vice Captain.

The crew will attribute Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Suraj Karkera as the goalkeepers at the identical time the defence will see Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay and Sumit in action.
Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Manpreet Singh, and Mohd. Raheel will class the midfield, at the identical time a youthful forwardline will lead the attack, offering Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Uttam Singh, and debutant Gurjot Singh.

The crew composition has been cautiously picked, to make sure journey and childhood. Ten gamers from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Bronze medal feat are part of this squad at the identical time five gamers consisting of Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Shamsher Singh and Gurjant Singh were rested for this tournament.

“It truly is an wanted advertising and marketing and marketing and marketing crusade for us to make sure we construct on our ranking facets. The crew has just back to the camp in the tip of the celebrations following our frequent performance within the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The past few weeks have definitely been most surroundings pleasant with the entire love and adulation for the crew and we hope this reduction will continue the entire capability by our future campaigns,” expressed Chief Tutor Craig Fulton.
“The edition new Olympic cycle for us starts with the Asian Champions Trophy and we are keen for the undertaking. Even as we have rested some gamers from the squad that played in Paris, we have delivered in some teenagers who've achieved right in practising and have earned the danger to play in Asian Champions Trophy. We can have Gurjot making his world debut, and I agree with it be a best danger for teenagers who've received a identify-up to shine. As a crew, we percent to continue to dominate within the Asian continent and we're going to go to China to hold the title,” asserted Fulton.

The Indian crew will delivery out their advertising and marketing and marketing and marketing crusade on eighth September with their first slot in opposition to China, accompanied by their slot in opposition to Japan on 9th. Following a day’s relaxation, they will take on Malaysia on 11th and play Korea on twelfth September. After a day’s break, India will take on nemesis Pakistan on 14th at the identical time the Semi-Final and Final will most most probably be held on sixteenth and Seventeenth September respectively.

Indian Males’s Hockey Crew:

Goalkeepers:
1. Krishan Bahadur Pathak
2. Suraj Karkera

Defenders:
three. Jarmanpreet Singh
4. Amit Rohidas
5. Harmanpreet Singh (C)
6. Jugraj Singh
7. Sanjay
eight. Sumit

Midfielders:
9. Raj Kumar Pal
10. Nilakanta Sharma
11. Vivek Sagar Prasad (VC)
12. Manpreet Singh
13. Mohd. Raheel Mouseen

Forwards:
14. Abhishek
15. Sukhjeet Singh
sixteen. Araijeet Singh Hundal
17. Uttam Singh
18. Gurjot Singh