Hockey India on Thursday announced a 32-member Indian men’s hockey squad ahead of the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25, which will be held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
Veteran drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh will continue to lead the side as captain, with deputy Hardik Singh by his side. India will kick start its campaign with matches against Spain, Germany, Ireland and England from February 15 to 25, playing each team twice.
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Impressive performances in the junior team and the ongoing Hockey India League have won 22-year-old Angad Bir Singh and 20-year-old Arshdeep Singh their first senior team call-ups for the upcoming FIH Pro League matches.
SQUAD:
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Princedeep Singh
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, Yashdeep Siwach
Midfielders: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vice Captain Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Rajinder Singh.
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Boby Singh Dhami, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Uttam Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Arshdeep Singh