Bhubaneswar:23/12/22: Hockey India on Friday announced the 18-member team that will represent India at the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. The Indian team grouped in pool D along with England, Spain and Wales will begin their campaign on 13th January 2023 at the newly-built Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.
Ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh has been named the Captain of the squad with Odisha’s Amit Rohidas as the Vice Captain. The team, strategically selected after two-day trials in SAI Centre, Bengaluru where 33 players were put to test, features a good mix of experienced and young players who will vie to end India’s wait to stand on the podium in the prestigious event.
India will begin their World Cup campaign against Spain on 13th January in Rourkela followed by their second pool D match against England. They will move to Bhubaneswar to play their third pool match against Wales. The knockout stage will begin with crossover matches on 22nd and 23rd January and the Quarterfinals on 25th and Semifinals on 27th January. The Bronze Medal match and the Final will be held on 29th January.
Indian Team:
- Krishan Bahadur Pathak
- Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran
Defender
- Jarmanpreet Singh
- Surender Kumar
- Harmanpreet Singh (Captain)
- Varun Kumar
- Amit Rohidas (Vice Captain)
- Nilam Sanjeep Xess
Midfielder
- Manpreet Singh
- Hardik Singh
- Nilakanta Sharma
- Shamsher Singh
- Vivek Sagar Prasad
- Akashdeep Singh
Forward
- Mandeep Singh
- Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
- Abhishek
- Sukhjeet Singh
Alternate Players
- Rajkumar Pal
- Jugraj Singh