The FIH Hockey Men’s Pro League double header between India and Germany was postponed after a COVID-19 outbreak within the guests’ camp final month, was on Saturday rescheduled to April 14 and 15.
The announcement comes a day after Hockey India acquired a affirmation from the International Hockey Federation.
The matches will probably be performed on the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
The final time the 2 groups met was throughout the bronze medal match on the Tokyo Olympic Games the place India prevailed 5-4 in an exhilarating match to earn a historic podium after a spot of 41 years.
The Indian males’s crew and Germany have been initially scheduled to play on March 12 and 13, however the matches needed to be postponed after a number of members of the German squad examined constructive for COVID-19.
Welcoming the German crew’s determination to journey to India for the matches in April, Hockey India president Gyanendro Ningombam stated, “No doubt, there is a lot of excitement among the Indian hockey fans to watch these two teams who played the bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020.”
The German males’s crew has to this point performed eight matches out of which they’ve gained 5, whereas India, who’re positioned second within the pool standings behind Germany by solely a degree, have additionally performed eight video games, successful 5 and loosing two in regulation time and one in shootout.
