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Gurinder Singh will lead a nine-member Indian men's hockey team at the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, next month. The Indian men's team will play Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland and hosts Switzerland in the event, which will be held on June 5 and 6. Midfielder Sumit, who was a member of the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal-winning team, will be Gurinder's deputy in the two-day event.
Savita on Thursday said the side's aim is to "make it to the next level" in this year's FIH World Cup after finishing in the last eight stage four years ago. The event will be jointly hosted by the Netherlands and Spain in July. In the 2018 edition of the showpiece in London, India lost 1-3 to Ireland in penalty shoot-out to crash out of the competition.
Rupinder Pal Singh, who recently came out of retirement, will lead India at the Asia Cup as Hockey India on Monday announced a 20-member team for the upcoming tournament in Jakarta. The prestigious event, which will be held from May 23 to June 1, is a World Cup qualifier. Senior players like Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh will give the tournament a miss.
Odisha, which has become a favourite hub for global hockey events. With 250 days to go for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, Bhubaneswar - Rourkela, scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13-29 2023, the anticipation and excitement among hockey fans and players are palpable.
FIH World Rankings issued on Monday. Both the Indian teams made upward movement in the rankings chart, courtesy their impressive performances in the FIH Pro League matches recently.
Pro League matches and the upcoming World Cup. Following a successful FIH Pro League home leg, India are perched on top of the points table. The team has commenced its preparations for the final set of Pro League matches next month as well as the women's World Cup, scheduled to begin on July 1 in Spain and Netherlands.
FIH Pro League standings on Friday. The Indians scored through Sukhjeet Singh (19th minute), Varun Kumar (41st) and Abhishek (54th), while Germany's lone goal was scored by Anton Boeckel (45th). The Indians had defeated Germany 3-0 in the first match of the tie on Thursday.
Harmanpreet Singh continued his goal-scoring spree with a brace as the Indian men's hockey team defeated an inexperienced Germany 3-0 in the first match of the two-leg tie to extend its lead in the FIH Pro League standings on Thursday. Harmanpreet converted two penalty corners for India in the 18th and 27th minutes, while Abhishek scored from another set piece in the 45th minute. With a half a dozen of Germany's 22-member squad making their senior debut here, the vast gap between the two sides was evidently visible.