 "India men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh in a file image. PTI")
Hockey India on Thursday announced the 27-member core probable group for the Senior Men’s National Coaching Camp, scheduled to commence on 21st June and last until 8th July at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru. The camp is crucial as the Indian Team will look to polish their preparations ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Indian men’s hockey team is placed in Pool B along with Belgium, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland. They will start their Olympic campaign against New Zealand on 27th July.
The team returns to camp after a successful outing in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24, where they are currently placed fourth after earning 24 points from 16 matches.
The core group of the National Coaching Camp includes goalkeepers Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera and defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay and Amir Ali.
The midfielders called up to the camp include Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh, Akashdeep Singh and Mohammed Raheel Mouseen. The list of forwards includes Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Boby Singh Dhami and Araijeet Singh Hundal.
Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton spoke about the importance of the camp. He said, “We are looking to start an important block of training in this camp, and we need to make sure that we are in the best form ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The players have learned a lot from their matches in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24. It has helped us in realising where we need to improve. We have a lot of time to work on those areas. We have a strong mix of players who are capable of winning anything.”
Indian men’s hockey team 27-member Core Group:
Goalkeepers:
1. Krishan Bahadur Pathak
2. PR Sreejesh
3. Suraj Karkera
Defenders:
4. Harmanpreet Singh
5. Jarmanpreet Singh
6. Amit Rohidas
7. Jugraj Singh
8. Sanjay
9. Amir Ali
Midfielders:
10. Manpreet Singh
11. Hardik Singh
12. Vivek Sagar Prasad
13. Sumit
14. Shamsher Singh
15. Nilakanta Sharma
16. Rajkumar Pal
17. Vishnukant Singh
18. Akashdeep Singh
19. Mohammed Raheel Mouseen
Forwards:
20. Mandeep Singh
21. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
22. Abhishek
23. Dilpreet Singh
24. Sukhjeet Singh
25. Gurjant Singh
26. Boby Singh Dhami
27. Araijeet Singh Hundal