India: Hockey India Names 27-member Indian Males’s Hockey Workforce For Australia Tour

~The crew led by Harmanpreet Singh and Vice Captained by Hardik Singh will tackle the hosts in
five-match collection~

New Delhi, 18 March 2024: Hockey India on Monday named the 27-member Indian Males’s Workforce for the upcoming Australia Tour with the primary match beginning on 6 April 2024 in Perth, Australia.  

The Indian Workforce will likely be led by ace dragflicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh and Vice Captained by midfielder Hardik Singh within the five-match tour which will likely be a litmus take a look at for the crew of their preparations for the Olympic Video games Paris 2024. 

The crew will characteristic PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Harmanpreet Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Hardik Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Jugraj Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Boby Singh Dhami, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Sanjay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Amir Ali, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Jarmanpreet Singh and Amit Rohidas. 

Chief Coach Craig Fulton has opted to go along with the just about whole core group with a purpose to give gamers optimum probability to showcase their potential earlier than the ultimate 16-member crew is chosen for the Olympic Video games Paris 2024. “This will likely be a vital tour for us because it won’t solely confirm the extent we’re at and the areas we need to get higher forward of the Paris Olympics however that is additionally an vital event for the gamers. We selected to go along with the just about whole core group so that every participant will get sufficient alternative to showcase their full potential and likewise it’s a good tour to check completely different mixtures,” expressed Fulton. 

“Enjoying towards a crew like Australia who’re one of many potential podium finishers in Paris will likely be difficult and on the identical time an enriching expertise for the extent of competitors they bring about to the matches. Will probably be a great publicity journey and we’re trying ahead to it,” he added. 

The crew will likely be enjoying matches beginning 6^th April, with their second match on 7^th April adopted by a match on 10^th April, 12^th and 13^th April. The Indian crew will depart from New Delhi on 1^st April and can return on 15^th April 2024. 

Indian Males’s Hockey Workforce for Australia Tour: 

GOALKEEPERS

1. Krishan Bahadur Pathak
2. PR Sreejesh
3. Suraj Karkera

DEFENDERS

1. Harmanpreet Singh (C)
2. Jarmanpreet Singh
3. Amit Rohidas
4. Jugraj Singh
5. Sanjay
6. Sumit
7. Amir Ali

MIDFIELDERS

1. Manpreet Singh
2. Hardik Singh (VC)
3. Vivek Sagar Prasad
4. Shamsher Singh
5. Nilakanta Sharma
6. Rajkumar Pal
7. Vishnukant Singh

FORWARDS

1. Akashdeep Singh
2. Mandeep Singh
3. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
4. Abhishek
5. Dilpreet Singh
6. Sukhjeet Singh
7. Gurjant Singh
8. Mohammed Raheel Mouseen
9. Boby Singh Dhami
10. Araijeet Singh Hundal