New Delhi . The Indian team will enter the Asian Champions Trophy under the captaincy of experienced defender Harmanpreet Singh. Hockey India has announced an 18-member team for this tournament. This tournament will be played in Jalandhar and Mohali from 27 October to 5 November. In this, the aim of the Indian team will be to retain its title. In this, the Indian team will get the advantage of playing on its home ground.
Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian team had won the gold medal in the recent Asian Games held in Japan, which has boosted its morale and it will also benefit from it. With this, the team would now like to maintain the winning streak in the Asian Champions Trophy as well. .
Hockey India has also retained the players who performed brilliantly in the Asian Games in this tournament. The team has a combination of experienced and young players. Experienced goalkeeper Krishna Bahadur Pathak has returned to the team, while young defender Amandeep Lakra and midfielder Aditya Arjun Lalage have also been included in this team.
Indian team head coach Craig Fulton described playing this tournament in Punjab as a special experience. “This team has a great combination of youth and experience, and we are excited to take full advantage of the energy from the home crowd,” he said. The experience of playing tournaments in India is not found anywhere else. This tournament is also important because it marks the return of international hockey to Punjab, which has given many great players to Indian hockey and the game has a deep tradition here. Fans in Jalandhar and Mohali are eager to see Asia’s top hockey teams in action.
The Indian men’s hockey team is the reigning Asian Champions Trophy champion and remains the most successful team of the tournament, having won the title five times so far. Taking advantage of playing on home ground, the Indian team is once again a strong contender to win this prestigious title. The tournament will begin at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar, where the opening ceremony and all the league stage matches will be played from October 27 to November 2. After this the competition will reach Mohali, where semi-finals will be held on 4th November and medal matches will be held on 5th November, due to which the excitement of the tournament will be at its peak.
