Image Source : GETTY IMAGES 33 members of the core possible group will return to the teaching camp scheduled on the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru starting Tuesday.
Graham Reid, head coach of the Indian males’s hockey group, has acknowledged that the group will attempt to up the ante and be ready for the forthcoming competitions in the course of the nationwide camp which resumes Tuesday after a three-week break.
“I expect the players to return feeling fresh both mentally and physically after this three-week break. In our previous national camp, we hit desirable numbers in various parameters including the Yo-Yo Test,” stated Reid.
“Our aim will be to up the ante in the current camp and be prepared for forthcoming competition,” he added.
33 members of the core possible group will return to the teaching camp scheduled on the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru starting Tuesday.
The core possible group contains three goalkeepers PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak and Suraj Karkera, defenders Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Harmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Dipsan Tirkey, Nilam Sanjeep Xess.
Midfielders Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Jaskaran Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad too will report in SAI.
Forwards SV Sunil, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Ramandeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Gurjant Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit Singh and Shilanand Lakra are different athletes who can be reporting for the camp.
Hockey India has been in talks with completely different nations to organise a tour for the lads’s group. Captain Manpreet has expressed that the facet is trying ahead to much-needed match apply earlier than the Tokyo Olympics.
“We are very excited about getting back into the international circuit. We are really looking forward to playing against an international team before the Olympics. A few matches against a good team will help us prepare for the Olympics. This year is very important for us,” stated Manpreet.
“We have practiced very hard in the last few months and have raised our game to a level that is close to which we usually operate in international games. If we play to our potential at the Olympics in July, then we will surely bring glory to our country. We have to go into the Olympics with a mindset of clinching a medal,” he added.
