Indian hockey announced the 24-member team on Tuesday for the upcoming matches against World No-2 Australia in FIH Pro Hockey League. The Indian Hockey Team will be led by Manpreet Singh. The responsibility of the vice-captain has been given to Harmanpreet Singh. The matches against Australia will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on February 21 and 22.
The Indian team has recently climbed to No. 4 in the FIH World Rankings, Speaking about the team selected to take on World No. 2 Australia, Chief Coach Graham Reid said, "After having two high-intensity matches against the World Champions, we will be facing another strong team in Australia. We have again gone with a strong group of players who can provide us with a good balance throughout the field, and help us in competing against one of the best teams in the world. "
Indian Team:
PR Sreejesh and Krishan Pathak, Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Gurinder Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Hardik Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Akashdeep Singh, Sumit , Lalit Upadhyay, Gursahibjit Singh, Dilpreet Singh, SV Sunil, Jarmanpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Nilakanta Singh, and Ramandeep Singh.
