With direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup up for grabs, the Indian men’s hockey team will feature in the FIH Pro League 2023-24 campaign in Bhubaneswar scheduled to start from February 10. In their campaign opener, India will be up against Spain on February 10. The 24-member Indian men’s hockey team, which will take part in the Bhubaneswar and Rourkela legs of the FIH Pro League 2023-24, was announced by Hockey India earlier this month. The Indian team will be led by Harmanpreet Singh. The hosts will be up against Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, and Australia twice across both legs. The Bhubaneswar leg of the competition will start on February 10 and come to an end on February 16. Following the completion of the Bhubaneswar leg, the tournament will move to Rourkela. The next segment of the competition will start on February 19. In the previous FIH Pro League season, the Indian men’s team failed to register a podium finish. India claimed a fourth-place finish back then behind the Netherlands, Great Britain and Belgium. As the Indian men’s hockey team is all set to kick off their campaign at the FIH Pro League 2023-24, here is all you need to know about the tournament. India’s schedule in the Bhubaneswar leg India vs Spain: February 10, 7:30 PM (IST) India vs Netherlands: February 11, 7:30 PM (IST) India vs Australia: February 15, 7:30 PM (IST) India vs Ireland: February 16, 7:30 PM (IST) India Squad Goalkeepers: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran, Krishan Bahadur Pathak Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh (C), Varun Kumar, Sanjay, Vishnukant Singh Midfielders: Hardik Singh (VC), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Akashdeep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal Venue Matches in the Bhubaneswar leg will be played at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium. The Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium will host the games in the Rourkela leg of the tournament. Live streaming and live telecast details Matches of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24 will be streamed live on JioCinema. Fans in India can also enjoy the live telecast of the games on the Sports18 Khel TV channel.
As the Indian men’s hockey team is all set to kick off their campaign at the FIH Pro League 2023-24, here is all you need to know about the tournament.
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