Harmanpreet Singh is currently regarded as one of the world's finest penalty-corner exponents but India coach Graham Reid wants his other dragflickers to share the responsibility with their skipper.
Hockey World Cup 2023, India: A glance at India's squad, schedule, star players, past history, venues and other details.
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The 105 feet long hockey stick is sculpted using sand and 5000 hockey balls.
India has not finished on the podium in 48 years since winning the gold in the 1975 Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur under the captaincy of Ajit Pal Singh.
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Harmanpreet Singh made a comeback to the senior team after lifting the 2016 Junior World Cup with India. In the tournament, he recorded three goals.
Three-time champions Netherlands will be hoping to add to their trophy collection in the Hockey World Cup in Odisha this month after falling short in the final hurdle in each of the last two editions.
India last stood on the World Cup podium in 1975 where they lifted the coveted title beating Pakistan in the Final held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Indian men's hockey team landed in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday for the upcoming World Cup which will be held from 13 to 29 January.
The Indian hockey teams continued their upward trend in 2022, with the women’s side slightly outperforming their male counterparts
Reid urged the Harmanpreet Singh-led side to not get caught up in the moment after conceding a goal, and focus on the task at hand.
The World Cup squad was selected after two-day trials in SAI Centre in Bengaluru where 33 players were put to test.
Siegferd Aikman left for the Netherlands after patiently waiting for his salary for eight months as Pakistan Hockey Federation goes through a financial crisis.
Dragflicker Gurjit Kaur scored the all-important goal in the sixth minute, converting a penalty, and goalkeeper Savita Punia and the rest of the Indian defence successfully fended off multiple challenges from the Spaniards to preserve their lead.
Skipper Savita Punia produced an excellent performance under the bar as the Indian team defeated Ireland in the penalty shootout after being held 1-1 at full time.
The Savita Punia-led team have been unbeaten in the tournament so far with wins over Chile (3-1), Japan (2-1) and South Africa (2-0) to top Pool B.
Ajit Pal, who was part of the 1975 World Cup-winning Indian team, advised the Harmanpreet Singh-led side to "playing together as a unit" to thwart the Aussie challenge in the tournament that takes place in Odisha next month.
Deep Ekka Grace (14th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (59th) scored for India against the South Africans to end the pool B league engagement with an all-win record.
Harmanpreet Singh said the Indian players gave a good account of themselves in all the matches, despite losing the high-scoring series 1-4.
The Hockey World Cup will be jointly hosted by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from 13 to 29 January next year.
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Kumari Sangita opened scoring for India with a second minute strike before Sonika and Navneet Kaur added their names in the score sheet in the 10th and 31st minute respectively.
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India had lost 4-5 and 4-7 in the first two Tests before winning the next match 4-3. The visitors lost the fourth game 1-5.
Dilpreet Singh gave his team the lead in the 25th minute after the Indians defended resolutely in the goalless first quarter, but their lead lasted just five minutes as the Aussies bossed the remainder of the game.
Sardar Singh is considered one of the legends the game, having donned the country's colours in more than 300 matches in a career spanning 12 years.
The famous win also kept the five-match series alive with Australia leading 2-1.
India have lost the first two matches of the series and will be in a do-or-die situation in the third match against Australia.