Hockey India on Monday named the 27-member Indian Men’s Team for the upcoming Australia Tour with the first match starting on 6 April 2024 in Perth, Australia.
The Indian Team will be led by ace drag flicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh and vice-captained by midfielder Hardik Singh in the five-match tour which will be a litmus test for the team in their preparations for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The team will feature PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Jugraj Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Boby Singh Dhami, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Sanjay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Amir Ali, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Jarmanpreet Singh and Amit Rohidas.
Chief Coach Craig Fulton has opted to go with the almost entire core group in order to give players an optimum chance to showcase their potential before the final 16-member team is selected for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. “This will be a very important tour for us as it will not only ascertain the level we are at and the areas we want to get better ahead of the Paris Olympics but this is also an important tournament for the players. We chose to go with the almost entire core group so that each player gets enough opportunity to showcase their full potential and also it is a good tour to test different combinations,” expressed Fulton.
“Playing against a team like Australia who are one of the potential podium finishers in Paris will be challenging and at the same time an enriching experience for the level of competition they bring to the matches. It will be a good exposure trip and we are looking forward to it,” he added.
The team will be playing matches starting 6th April, with their second match on 7th April followed by a match on 10th April, 12th and 13th April. The Indian team will leave from New Delhi on 1st April and will return on 15th April 2024.
Indian Men’s Hockey Team for Australia Tour:
GOALKEEPERS
Krishan Bahadur Pathak
PR Sreejesh
Suraj Karkera
DEFENDERS
Harmanpreet Singh (C)
Jarmanpreet Singh
Amit Rohidas
Jugraj Singh
Sanjay
Sumit
Amir Ali
MIDFIELDERS
Manpreet Singh
Hardik Singh (VC)
Vivek Sagar Prasad
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
