Focus might be on bettering our ending, says Indian dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh

The Indian males’s hockey staff will look to work on its ending abilities as a part of its preparation for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League, mentioned star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh.

The Indian staff, which claimed a silver medal on the Commonwealth Games earlier this month, returned to the camp on the SAI Centre right here on Monday forward of its preparations for the Hockey Pro League starting October 28.”We could have our observe classes, and our main focus will at all times be on bettering our ending and bettering the coordination and mixture between gamers,” Singh mentioned in a launch issued by Hockey India (HI).”We might be specializing in how we will enhance our timing whereas crossing the ball amongst gamers, and bettering our timing whereas shifting the ball from defence to assault.

“Every match is important for us. Our target has always been to win every match. We have not much time left before the World Cup. So, the more the number of matches we get to play before the tournament, the more it will be beneficial for us,” he mentioned.

The pool draw for the FIH Hockey World Cup is about to happen on September 8 and Harmanpreet mentioned the staff is able to face any problem that comes its approach. “We are not focusing on World Cup draws. We have to play the matches and perform our best, irrespective of whoever we face. We have to show our game and our strengths and get positive results,” he mentioned.”We should preserve our deal with doing the identical and never on issues which aren’t in our management.” The World Cup is scheduled to be held from January 13 to 29 subsequent yr in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.

The Indian staff had signed off with a silver on the Commonwealth Games after shedding 0-7 to Australia within the closing in Birmingham.