Preview: Indian men’s hockey team will start their campaign at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games against Ghana on Sunday. The two teams will square off in a Pool B contest as they look to pick up their first win of the competition. India is placed in Pool B of the tournament along with Canada, England, Ghana, and Wales. In preparation for the Commonwealth Games 2022, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team held a National Camp at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru from 27 June to 23 July, 2022. The team, led by Captain, Manpreet Singh, and Chief Coach, Graham Reid reached Birmingham on 24 July after the completion of the camp, for the quadrennial event. “It is actually been surprisingly cold here. Each day, we get surprised and keep questioning whether the summer is coming anytime soon. Everyone is now settled in. The first few days we were getting everyone accustomed to where everything is in the Village so that when the matches start, people are very familiar and comfortable. We focused on getting accustomed to the pitch, the playing conditions, and getting ourselves adapted to the surroundings,” chief coach Graham Reid said. This will be the first time India will play against Ghana since the 1975 Men’s World Cup. The last time the two teams faced off against each other, India had won the encounter 7-0. India had missed out on a podium finish at the previous edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2018, finishing in the fourth position. Speaking on the team’s preparations, captain Manpreet Singh said that they will not be taking any team lightly and further gave a glimpse of the team’s strategy for the tournament. “Our philosophy this time around at the Commonwealth Games 2022 is to ‘zoom out and zoom in’. Our coaches have told us to zoom out and visualise what we have to achieve. We want to win a medal, but how can we achieve the same? The first thing that we have to do is not underestimate any team,” Manpreet, who will be completing the milestone of earning his 300th international cap on Sunday, said. “Secondly, we have to ensure that we perform our best match by match and focus on our game plan. We will be following the same mindset against Ghana on Sunday,” he said. With inputs from ANI Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
India vs Ghana Hockey Highlights, Commonwealth Games: India thump Ghana 11-0
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Full time: India 11-0 Ghana
What a way to kick off a campaign! India complete a demolition of Ghana with a 11-0 scoreline in Birmingham. Utter domination, the Ghana attack did not have a reply to India’s scoring marathon.
End of Q3: India 9-0 Ghana
India are scoring goals for fun, making a mockery of Ghana’s defence. They win a penalty corner, Jugraj Singh converts it for another goal, their ninth of the match.
End of first half: India 5-0 Ghana
India have been completely dominant in the first half, a half which Ghana would better forget. India are literally running riot in Birmingham on the hockey field, but Ghana would look to put some goals on board in the second half.
Q2: India 5-0 Ghana
GOAAAL! India continue to inflict more misery on Ghana. Jugraj Singh with a goal for Manpreet Singh and Co, and it’s 5-0. It’s been one way traffic thus far in this contest.
Q2: India 3-0 Ghana
The second quarter is currently underway in Birmingham and India will look to extend their domination in the contest. Shamsher provided the last touch for India for their third goal, and they have plenty of time to accumulate more goals and inflict more misery on Ghana.
End of first quarter
India will be extremely pleased with their performance in the first quarter, having taken a 3-0 lead. They have been dominant thus far, but Ghana will have their task cut out with three more quarters remaining.
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Goal! Harmanpreet converts India’s penalty corner to give India a 2-0 lead. Just moments later, India further extend their domination with a 3-0 lead.
Here’s how India lineup
Here is the Starting XI to face Ghana today for the first game of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at 8:30 pm (IST)
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