Birendra Lakra

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Manpreet Singh to lead Indian men's hockey team; Birendra Lakra, Harmanpreet Singh named vice-captains

Under Manpreet's captaincy, the Indian team has achieved important milestones, including winning the Asia Cup in 2017, claiming the Asian Champions Trophy in 2018 as well as winning the FIH Series Final in 2019 over the past four years.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Recent performances show we are in good shape ahead of Games, says Indian hockey forward Shilanand Lakra

India won both their FIH Pro League fixtures in Argentina and two of the four practice matches, with Shilanand finishing the tour with a goal in the final practice game.

India Men's Hockey Coach Graham Reid says three-week training camp will focus on individual improvement

The Indian hockey team's next assignment will be the twin home leg matches of the FIH Pro League against the Netherlands in January next year

Lalit Upadhyay, Rupinder Pal Singh return to Indian men's hockey team for tour of Belgium

India's coach Graham Reid said that the tour of Belgium will be the perfect preparation for the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers match against Russia in Odisha

Hockey India name 33 probables for senior men's national camp ahead of Olympic qualifiers

The three-week camp will be conducted from the SAI Bengaluru campus from 2 September and will be supervised by Indian men's hockey coach Graham Reid

Indian hockey team's Mandeep Singh says good show at Olympic test event will boost confidence ahead of Tokyo qualifiers

A good show at the Olympic test event will help boost the team's confidence ahead of the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers, India vice captain Mandeep Singh said on Thursday.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019: India lose final against South Korea in shoot-out after conceding equaliser in last quarter

In the shoot-out, India missed their first, fourth and fifth attempts and converted just two, while the Koreans just missed their third strike to win the thrilling contest 4-2 and lift the crown for the third time

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019: India display new-found reserves of composure and restraint to dispatch hosts Malaysia

There were moments of India's old classical style of hockey in the runs of Sumit Kumar. The other Sumit, who comes without a surname, did cause confusion among scorers and journalists alike but it was his display that showed the spine against Malaysia

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019: India choke in fourth quarter to gift South Korea a point in rain-marred clash

A match that was in India's pocket with three points for the taking inexplicably got handed over to the Koreans with 30 seconds to go.

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019: Indian hockey team aim to put 2018's disappointments behind them in build-up to Olympic qualifiers

Teams in Ipoh will be aware of the fact that the Indian team has a relatively inexperienced side and morale gets a boost if you beat the 5th ranked team in the world.