Nilakanta Sharma
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Vivek Sagar's brace helps India outclass Germany 6-1 in impressive return to international hockey
•After a day's break, India will once again take on Germany on 2 March.

India men's hockey team is working on fine-tuning certain aspects of the game, says midfielder Nilakanta Sharma
•The Indian team has done well against top teams in the FIH Hockey Pro League, but Nilakanta Sharma feels that there is still room for improvement.

Indian hockey midfielder Nilakanta Sharma says playing in big events helped him understand his role in team
•Nilakanta said he enjoys good communication with captain Manpreet Singh and Hardik Singh in the midfield region

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 men's hockey team clinches Olympic Test event trophy after thrashing New Zealand 5-0 in final
•The Indian men's hockey team won the Olympic Test event on Wednesday, beating New Zealand 5-0 to avenge the loss it endured in their round robin clash.

FIH Series Finals 2019: India's 10-0 demolition of Russia showcases first step of rebuilding under new coach Graham Reid
Sundeepm •In the end, the score-line of 10-0 not only marked dominance, but it also showcased the first step of a new coach, Graham Reid in his first match in India’s corner in an FIH tournament.

Indian men's hockey team suffers 0-4 defeat against Australia after goals from Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward
•The Indian men's hockey team were blanked 0-4 by World No 2 Australia in the four match of the tour Down Under with Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward scoring a brace each for the hosts,

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019: Youthful India thrash Poland 10-0 ahead of final against experienced South Korea
Sundeepm •Brimming with confidence and showing immaculate control, India demolished Poland 10-0 to finish the league stage of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup undefeated.


