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  • Spain beat Malaysia in penalty shootout in first crossover match, face Australia in quarter-finals

    Spain beat Malaysia 4-3 in penalty shootout in an exciting crossover match to qualify for the quarter-finals of the FIH Men’s World Cup after the 2 sides had been locked 2-2 right here on Sunday.

    Spain now face title contenders and Pool A toppers Australia within the last-eight stage on Tuesday.

    After the 2 sides had been goalless at half time, Faizal Saari put Malaysia forward within the thirty fifth minute however Marc Miralles (forty first) and Xavier Gispert (forty second) scored in fast succession to place Spain 2-1 up.

    Shello Silverius then scored a fantastic discipline purpose to make the scoreline 2-2.

    𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝟐-𝟐 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 (𝐒𝐎: 𝟑-𝟒)

    Spain edge Malaysia within the sudden deaths of the shoot-out within the crossovers to make it to the quarterfinals, the place Australia await them! #HWC2023

    📱- Download the @watchdothockey app to observe all of the updates. pic.twitter.com/ZXB4QlI9PL

    — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 22, 2023

    In the penalty shootout, it was 3-3 after the primary set of 5 gamers took their pictures. Firhan Ashari, Faizal Saari and Suhaimi Shahmie Irfan scored for Malaysia, whereas Marhan Jalil and Shello Silverius missed. Marc Miralles, Bonastre Jordi and Gispert Xavier scored for Spain whereas Alvaro Iglesias and Marc Reyne failed to attain.

    As the 2 groups had been tied 3-3, sudden loss of life was utilized. Spain’s Marc Miralles scored whereas Firhan Ashari missed.

    Spain, who had completed third in Pool D behind England and India, dominated the match with plenty of circle penetration however the speedy Malaysians had been spectacular within the counter-attack. Spain obtained as many as eight penalty corners however wasted all of them. Malaysia earned one PC which they may not convert.

    Malaysia had been in a position to put the ball within the Spanish purpose within the first minute of the fourth quarter however the purpose was disallowed with the umpire ruling that the ball had touched the again stick of Faizal Saari.

  • Don’t be disheartened should you concede, transfer to subsequent degree: coach Graham Reid to Indian hockey gamers

    Indian males’s hockey group coach Graham Reid has warned his gamers in opposition to getting caught up within the second and suggested them to lift their recreation to the subsequent degree in the event that they concede a objective in subsequent month’s FIH World Cup.

    Reid believes a optimistic mind-set is critical whereas enjoying in a serious match just like the World Cup.

    India will open their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Spain in Rourkela on January 13, the primary day of the match.

    “You (Indian players) sort of get caught up in the moment when you play an event of this magnitude (World Cup). Don’t let yourself get caught up in the moment. It could get quite daunting when you lose the ball, or concede a goal,” stated Reid, who was a part of the Australian facet through the 1990 World Cup in Lahore.

    Bhubaneswar is able to host the #HockeyWorldCup once more.

    Let’s be proud we’re the one metropolis on the earth internet hosting it consecutively.#HockeyComesHome #HWC2023@CMO_Odisha @HUDDeptOdisha @sports_odisha @TheHockeyIndia

    Watch the total video at https://t.co/yaMvvGM5yL pic.twitter.com/TQXhg674Xh

    — BMC (@bmcbbsr) December 25, 2022

    “It is important to develop ‘the next thing’ mentality. You can’t change what happened so you just move on to the next task at hand, stay focused on what’s to be done,” he added.

    Describing how the Australian group ready for the World Cup in 1990, Reid stated shutting the thoughts to the “raucous spectators” and “playing silently” had carried out the Kookaburras a world of fine throughout his enjoying days.

    “In the lead up (to the 1990 World Cup), we played smaller games, and played silently — we were not allowed to talk. A recording of the crowd on loudspeakers would play in the background and we learnt not to rely on calling out but had to get used to turning around and looking,” he stated in a launch issued by Hockey India.

    “We had to learn to blanket out the sound. And this time in Odisha, it will be just as important for us to be prepared for the crowd.” Reid admitted that because of the highly-competitive nature of contemporary hockey, it was very tough to choose the favourites for the mega-event, which can be staged collectively by Bhbaneswar and Rourkela.

    “It is so difficult to pick a team. If I think about it today, I could pick Australia, Belgium and India; and tomorrow I could come back with Netherlands, Germany and India,” he stated.

    “Of course, I would put India in the top three because if we play well, we have a good opportunity to get there. Any of these top eight can win this World Cup. It is both daunting and exciting at the same time.” Recollecting the match in opposition to India through the 1990 World Cup, Reid stated the objective he scored was particular to him.

    “I bear in mind enjoying in opposition to India and enjoying in opposition to Jagbir. When we squared off in the beginning, I bear in mind wishing him. We shared a very good rapport.

    “I happened to score a goal in that game and it was a highlight for me because scoring goals when you are playing as an inside forward in those days wasn’t as prolific as it is today,” he stated.

  • Indian girls’s hockey staff beats Chile 3-1 in FIH Nations Cup marketing campaign opener

    India started their marketing campaign within the FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup with an emphatic 3-1 win over Chile in a Pool B match right here on Sunday.

    Kumari Sangita opened scoring for India with a second minute strike earlier than Sonika and Navneet Kaur added their names within the rating sheet within the tenth and thirty first minute respectively.

    Villagran Fernanda pulled one again for Chile via a penalty nook conversion within the forty third minute.
    All the three Indian targets got here from area efforts.

    India play Japan of their second pool match on Monday. India had misplaced to Japan within the 2018 Asian Games ultimate.

    India play South Africa of their concluding league match on December 14. The knockout matches shall be performed on December 16 and 17.

    The 2022 FIH Women’s Nations Cup is a crucial fixture within the worldwide calendar because it brings in a promotion-relegation system. The champions from this occasion shall be promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League.

  • Narinder Batra to not search one other time period as IOA president

    Narinder Batra on Wednesday has introduced that he’s not going to run for an additional time period as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

    “At a time when world hockey is going through an essential development phase, with the promotion of Hockey5s, the creation of a new competition this year – the FIH Hockey Nations Cup – and the launch of fan-engaging platforms and activities, my role as President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) requires more time for all these activities,” Batra stated in an announcement.

    “Consequently, I’ve decided to not run for a further term as President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA),” he added.

    Batra is beneath the scanner for allegedly diverting funds to the tune of Rs 35 crore for private functions.

    Batra, who’s the International Hockey Federation chief, is a former secretary-general and president of Hockey India, and has headed the IOA since 2017.

    The Olympic physique’s elections had been due final December however they might not be held as per schedule following a plea within the Delhi High Court, difficult its constituent. It is alleged that it’s not in sync with the National Sports Code and the International Olympic Committee constitution.

    “I feel that the time has come for me to leave this role to someone coming with a fresh mind and new ideas to take Indian sports to much much greater heights and also go all out to work to get 2036 Summer Olympics in India,”stated Batra.

    “It’s been a privilege and an incredible honour to serve in my capability as President of IOA all through my time period, I’ve been guided by one objective solely: the great and the betterment of Indian sport.

    “At this stage, I’d like to thank all those who’ve supported me in the last 4 years. And I wish my successor and the whole sports family in India every success in the future!”

  • In the hazard zone of the drag-flick: Tirkey, Rasquinha recall fractures, shut calls, Pakistan’s Sohail Abbas’s pace

    Dilip Tirkey is scarred for all times. Literally.

    Eighteen years in the past, in October 2004 at Delhi’s National Stadium, Tirkey was manning the best goalpost when Pakistan legend Sohail Abbas unleashed his trademark ferocious drag-flick. On the left submit was Viren Rasquinha. And they each watched in dread as goalkeeper Adrian D’Souza, in his inimitable type, charged out to dam Abbas’ shot.

    For Rasquinha and Tirkey, D’Souza’s runs made the sighting the ball that a lot harder. “If he wouldn’t be able to stop the ball, it would come through his legs or under his arms. And Sohail had a sling action, so you couldn’t judge where the ball was going,” Rasquinha says.

    “In that match against Pakistan, we had planned that Dilip would take the right post down and I’d take the left. Sohail flicked, Adrian rushed out, the ball it deflected slightly off him and deviated from its path.”

    Tirkey, not a person of many phrases, will get within the circulation whereas narrating what occurred subsequent. “I wasn’t able to spot the ball. When Adrian rushed out, I just turned a little and before I could even react further, the ball hit my eye. Ekdum sunn hogaya thode second k liye and phir, gir gaya (I went numb for a few seconds and then, fell to the ground). I couldn’t open my right eye.”

    Tirkey suffered a hairline fracture just below his proper eye. He says he’s trembling even now, whereas recalling the incident that occurred practically 20 years in the past. “The mark is still there and it pains even today, especially during winters,” he says.

    The potential hazard of the hockey ball flying at excessive speeds following a drag-flick and the way forward for the penalty nook, an integral a part of the game, is up for dialogue and assessment after the International Hockey Federation launched a session undertaking titled: ‘Future of the Penalty Corner’.

    Future of the Penalty Corner – Global session undertaking

    We invite you to fill in a brief on-line questionnaire to seize opinions on the present penalty nook guidelines, in addition to concepts for the long run.

    Follow the hyperlink to take part: https://t.co/UpjKoOG4cZ pic.twitter.com/RYnyXBoKwF

    — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) May 6, 2022

    The hazard throughout drag-flicks is extra pronounced for defenders, particularly the primary rushers, the participant who runs in direction of the glint to chop his angle, and the postmen, these guarding the posts, like Rasquinha and Tirkey.

    When the 2 of them performed, the defenders didn’t put on plenty of protecting gear. Like Gavaskar dealing with the fearsome West Indian pacers with nothing else however solely a floppy hat, the defenders again then depended largely on their reflexes, and just a little luck.

    “I won’t lie, we used to be very scared. Ball zoo-zoo karke jaata hai,” Tirkey says. Rasquinha, who shared that concern, provides: “We stood without any protection at all, except the abdomen guard. Most of us didn’t even wear gum guards so my colossal fear was that the ball would hit me bang on my teeth and I’d lose all of them. If was a genuine fear.”

    Over the years, the principles have modified and defenders are given 40 seconds to put on all their protecting gear – face masks, gloves, knee pads, and such. It has diminished the severity of accidents in some instances and proponents of drag flicks say the developments in expertise needs to be used to make penalty corners safer, quite than altering the principles.

    “For me, it’s like F1 racing,” says Gonzalo Peillat, whose drag flicks launched Argentina to the highest of the rostrum within the Rio Olympics. Peillat, who now represents Germany in worldwide hockey and is without doubt one of the best up to date drag-flickers, isn’t happy with FIH’s transfer, saying that penalty corners aren’t any much less harmful in comparison with different conditions from open play.

    “I don’t think it’s (the PC review) a good idea. In F1, there are less and less injuries because of the technology. We can have the same even in hockey. We use a lot of equipment that protects everything, from the face to the foot. In the last two Olympics, there wasn’t even one injury through penalty corners,” Peillat says.

    That doesn’t essentially imply they’re utterly secure.

    At the Tokyo Olympics, India defender Amit Rohidas, thought of to be one of many best first rushers within the nation, suffered bruises on his chest, stomach, knee and ankle in only one match – towards Germany within the bronze medal playoff. What Rohidas does is dubbed in hockey as ‘suicide running’ – charging immediately in direction of the glint, to cease the shot even when it means struggling a blow.

    The FIH has argued that the protecting gear has given the defenders a false sense of safety, which results in them operating straight into the trail of the ball with out pondering of the implications. Rasquinha agrees. “The speed at which the ball travels, no face mask will protect you if you get hit directly,” he says.

    Rasquinha’s thoughts harks again to the early winter encounter towards Pakistan in 2004. After the match in Delhi, the place Tirkey bought injured, the caravan moved to Chandigarh and from there, to Amritsar the place Abbas scored his world report 268th aim.

    Rasquinha remembers the aim not only for the report, but in addition as a result of it practically took his head off. “I was guarding the left goal post. And again, Adrian charged out. This time, the ball came from under his armpit. I could not see it until the last second when I noticed that it was headed straight for the middle of my eyes. I just ducked at the last split second and as the ball went over my head, I could feel the breeze…” he says.

    The shot was so quick, the previous India captain provides, that the ball tore via the web and hit the commercial boards. “The referee thought it went over the goal and signalled out. But all the Pakistani players and I knew it went into the goal.” Rasquinha pauses momentarily to replicate. Then provides: “I had no face mask, no gum guard… I could have died that day.”

  • Making Hockey Safe Again: Injuries elevate query mark over penalty nook

    FOR DECADES, penalty corners have showcased thrilling motion sequences on a hockey discipline — from the cannonball-like pictures hurled by drag-flickers and “suicide runs” from defenders to dam them to the goalkeepers diving and lunging to maintain the ball out.

    But now, the way forward for considered one of hockey’s most integral parts is being reconsidered, no less than in its present avatar. The motive? Rising danger of accidents and a diminishing success charge.

    The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has launched a session venture titled, “Future of the Penalty Corner”, which goals to “balance between safety and the spectacle” of the set-piece.

    Although there will likely be no rule change till after the Paris Olympics in 2024, the FIH has advised nationwide federations: “We must consider making changes to the penalty corner rules BEFORE serious or fatal incidents occur and not wait to react until afterward.”

    The transfer, relying on the course by which this dialog flows, might have a profound influence on the sport.

    Penalty corners are the go-to methodology for scoring targets and drag-flickers usually are celebrated as heroes of their groups. At the final two Olympics, 4 out of the top-five goalscorers had been penalty-corner specialists.

    Jon Wyatt, the previous England captain who’s now FIH’s sport and growth director, insisted the aim of their venture is to “start a debate and raise awareness”.

    “Personally, I do think there needs to be a change but that change doesn’t have to be removing certain parts of the game,” Wyatt advised The Indian Express. “We will still have something called a penalty corner… we have to have some sort of penalty for a foul in the circle but what that looks like is the discussion.”

    The security facet of penalty corners has turn into a debate attributable to drag flicks — when an attacker, in a single movement, collects the ball simply outdoors the ‘D’, drags it into the circle and flicks it in the direction of one of many 4 corners of the aim. The flicks, unleashed from a distance of roughly 14m from the aim, can journey as much as 150kmph.

    While goalkeepers put on full protecting gear, the defenders are left weak, particularly the primary participant who rushes straight in the direction of the drag-flicker to dam the angle and people standing close to the aim put up because the final line of defence.

    In 2004, whereas taking part in a match in opposition to Pakistan in New Delhi, former India captain Dilip Tirkey practically misplaced imaginative and prescient in his proper eye whereas making an attempt to cease a drag-flick from Pakistani legend Sohail Abbas, arguably the best exponent of the artwork.

    Future of the Penalty Corner – Global session venture

    We invite you to fill in a brief on-line questionnaire to seize opinions on the present penalty nook guidelines, in addition to concepts for the longer term.

    Follow the hyperlink to take part: https://t.co/UpjKoOG4cZ pic.twitter.com/RYnyXBoKwF

    — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) May 6, 2022

    “I suffered a hairline fracture below my right eye and even today, I experience pain, especially during winters,” Tirkey, who was positioned close to the aim put up, advised this paper.

    The defenders are these days allowed to put on protecting gear — gloves, visors, knee pads, and so on — however the FIH mentioned it provides them “an unnatural sense of safety” and places themselves in harmful positions to cease the ball from going into the aim.

    In late 2020, the members of FIH’s well being and security committee analysed 295 matches from 11 worldwide tournaments that came about in 2015 and 2016. Their analysis confirmed that penalty corners had been accountable for 13.9 per cent of the general accidents (49 out of 352), and included blows to the top.

    Wyatt mentioned that at an elite degree, the place the methods of attackers and defenders are superior, the numbers is likely to be low.

    “(But) we are responsible for setting rules for all levels of the game. At the grassroots level, the skills aren’t that high. Maybe that means the ball doesn’t travel as fast but are the defenders wearing the best possible protective equipment? Are they trained and able to react as quickly as possible? Are shooters fully in control of what they do?” Wyatt mentioned.

    The sight of gamers strolling wounded on the sector, or them simply carrying all of the protecting gear, “gives the image of hockey being a dangerous sport, detracting from parents wanting their children to start playing”, the FIH famous.

    And whilst the protection elements of the penalty corners had been being examined, the conversion charge on the Tokyo Olympics final yr additional pressured them to rethink the foundations.

    “The amount of protection that is now allowed for defenders to wear means at Tokyo, most teams were sending two runners directly at the flicker, thus blocking half of the goal while the goalkeeper had to just take care of the other half or maybe two-thirds of the goal,” Wyatt mentioned. “That resulted in fewer goals scored from penalty corners. So, the penalty of giving a penalty corner was reduced.”

    From lowering the variety of defenders to proscribing the peak of the drag-flicks to the extent of the backboard, the FIH has obtained plenty of solutions to make the set-piece safer. Wyatt mentioned he hopes to check out new guidelines in leagues and lower-level tournaments subsequent yr earlier than implementing them post-Paris Olympics.

    But given how essential penalty corners are to groups and gamers, he’s conscious that any choice the FIH takes will generate extra debate. “We are not going to please everybody,” he mentioned. “But we have to put safety at the heart of the decisions we make.”

  • Despite displaying the power to assault, India lose 1-3 to Argentina in shoot-out

    It’s difficult to learn quite a bit into the Pro League outcomes this season, given that the majority groups are in an experimental mode, however India coach Graham Reid will need to have quite a bit occurring in his thoughts.

    His staff isn’t in a position to maintain possession in an assured method, lack composure contained in the attacking third, appear too one-dimensional in penalty nook conditions, are sometimes second to react to unfastened balls and, as a consequence of all these elements, aren’t in a position to get outcomes they want. Saturday’s 1-3 tie-breaker defeat to an under-strength Argentina, after the sport ended 2-2 on the finish of the regulation time, as soon as once more uncovered these frailties, that are forming right into a behavior.

    For the primary time in two years, India misplaced back-to-back matches at dwelling, having been defeated by Spain earlier this month. More than the tip outcomes, what is going to damage India extra is the way wherein they’ve been dropping. Taking any latest Indian efficiency – be it the tie-breaker defeat to Argentina on Saturday, the loss to Spain earlier this month, France earlier than that or Japan within the Asian Champions Trophy – all of them appear to suit a sample.

    Reid, it seems, is making ready the staff with the larger image in thoughts – the Asian Games this yr, the place a Paris Olympics berth is at stake, and the World Cup at dwelling subsequent January. This is clear from the way in which he’s lining up the staff and rotating the squad, giving an opportunity to newcomers and people who have been on the fringes for lengthy.

    Sneak peek from the FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/2022 match between the Indian Men’s Hockey staff and Argentina on 19 March at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #FIHProLeague #hockeyatitsbest @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/b4wEqGQGVB

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) March 19, 2022

    The Australian hasn’t even shied away from tinkering with the management group – handing over the captain’s armband to defender Amit Rohidas and making ahead Mandeep Singh – whose last-minute equaliser compelled a tie-breaker – his deputy. There is not any suggestion up to now that Rohidas will completely exchange Manpreet Singh – who began on the wings on Saturday, as a substitute of his most popular centre-half place – because the captain.

    Hockey India has stored Reid away from media interactions, so it’s powerful to grasp the coach’s rationale behind a few of these selections. One factor, nonetheless, is evident – this Indian outfit seems a pale shadow of the one which completed on the rostrum on the Tokyo Olympics.

    It isn’t all gloomy. The excessive variety of circle penetrations in each match – India entered Argentina’s ‘D’ 32 occasions in 60 minutes on Saturday – exhibits the power to assault relentlessly. For the second recreation operating, younger ahead Sukhjeet Singh impressed together with his dribbling talents and Shilanand Lakra continues to impress, however the younger ahead line nonetheless must work on its positioning and communication. On Saturday, ahead Gurjant Singh – taking part in his first match after the Olympics – offered some enamel to the assault, scoring a typical poacher’s objective.

    But general, India have been fairly wasteful within the ultimate third.

    More than the sphere objective conversion ratio, India might be involved in regards to the consolation with which Argentina blunted the efforts from penalty corners. India earned 5 PCs, with Harmanpreet Singh taking a bulk of them, however the staff very not often opts for a variation, permitting the rushers to shut down the drag-flicker’s angles.

    It is pure for a staff that’s so dedicated to attacking to be left uncovered on the again, however India’s defensive woes aren’t nearly that. While it could nonetheless be argued that the profligacy within the attacking third is because of inexperienced attackers, there will be no such excuses for defence, which has roughly remained secure with regulars Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar – who performed his a hundred and fiftieth worldwide on Saturday – Rohidas and Harmanpreet routinely beginning matches.

    Yet, the staff has conceded uncharacteristic objectives – some very mushy. The midfield has been notoriously inconsistent as properly, placing strain on the backline.

    The inconsistent nature of the Indian staff means after they face Argentina once more on Sunday, they might placed on a near-perfect efficiency. But Reid will unlikely be swayed by that efficiency as properly. It is likely to be difficult to learn into Pro League outcomes, however the Indian staff has its arms full.

    Playing tonight: India vs Argentina, 7.30pm, Live on Star Sports Network

  • FIH bars Russia from participating in Junior Women’s WC for invasion of Ukraine

    The International Hockey Federation on Tuesday barred Russia from participating within the upcoming FIH Women’s Junior World Cup as the worldwide sporting fraternity unitedly continued to boycott the nation from worldwide occasions for its invasion of Ukraine that has evoked worldwide condemnation.

    The FIH Junior Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be held in Potchefstroom, South Africa from April 1 to 12.

    “Following yesterday’s recommendation by the IOC to avoid the participation of Russian athletes and officials in international competitions – in order to protect the integrity of global sports competitions and for the safety of all participants, the Executive Board (EB) of FIH has taken the decision to exclude Russia from the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup scheduled from 1 to 12 April in Potchefstroom, South Africa,” the FIH mentioned in a press release.

    FIH Statement on the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup.

    More particulars on the hyperlink under.

    — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) March 1, 2022

    The FIH’s resolution got here after it had expressed its full solidarity to the members of Ukraine’s hockey group at this horrible time earlier this week.

    “FIH is in regular contact with the Hockey Association of Ukraine and is doing its utmost to offer any support it can, in the hope that the Ukrainian team will be able to participate in the upcoming FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup,” the sport’s governing physique mentioned.

    “FIH expresses its strong hope for a peaceful resolution rapidly.”

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine final week triggered world condemnation and the nation is being suspended from worldwide sporting occasions.

    Most not too long ago, Russian groups have been suspended from all worldwide soccer, together with qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup.

    This was after the IOC Executive Board issued an “urgent recommendation not to organise any sports event in Russia or Belarus.”

    IOC EB additionally strongly urged International Sports Federations and organisers of occasions to “do everything in their power to ensure that no athlete or sports official from Russia or Belarus be allowed to take part under the name of Russia or Belarus.”

  • Manpreet to steer India in FIH Pro League; Jugraj, Abhishek to make debuts

    Star midfielder and Olympic bronze medal-winning captain Manpreet Singh will lead a 20-member robust Indian hockey crew within the double-leg FIH Pro League ties in opposition to South Africa and France to be held between February 8 to 13.
    Manpreet will likely be assisted by ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh.
    Young dragflicker Jugraj Singh and striker Abhishek are the 2 new faces in thesquad.
    Jugraj, who’s from Attari, got here into the senior nationwide camp for the very first time this time after he impressed the nationwide selectors in the course of the first Hockey India Senior Men Inter Department National Championship, the place he turned up for Services Sports Control Board.
    Abhishek, alternatively, is a striker who was earlier a part of the junior program and had performed for the India colts in Sultan of Johor Cup in 2017 and 2018.

    🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨
    Hockey India names a 20-Member Indian Hockey Men’s Team for the FIH Pro League matches that are going to be held in South Africa beginning eighth February onwards.
    To take a look at all of the names, click on on the hyperlink talked about 👉 https://t.co/ylvymcWuUV#IndiaKaGame
    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) January 27, 2022
    From Sonepat, Haryana, Abhishek additionally did effectively for Punjab National Bank within the maiden Senior Men Inter Department National Championship which helped him earn a spot within the senior nationwide camp for the primary time.
    The 20-member squad additionally consists of goalkeepers PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak; defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh and Jugraj.
    The midfield will likely be below the watchful eyes of Manpreet and in addition consists of Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Shamsher Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad.
    The ahead line consists of Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Akashdeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh and Abhishek.
    “After a three-week camp in Bengaluru, a team has been selected that includes 14 Tokyo Olympians and two debutants,” India’s chief coach Graham Reid mentioned in an announcement.
    Keeping in thoughts the COVID-19 pandemic, India will journey with 4 further gamers apart from retaining 5 stand-byes in hand.

    “We have tried to decide on an skilled group that won’t solely give us an amazing alternative to begin this season of the FIH Hockey Pro League in a constructive method, it displays the top quality of opposition we’ll encounter within the opening video games.
    “We are also using this opportunity to debut two new players. Jugraj Singh, a versatile defender/midfielder who adds to our dragflick options and Abhishek is a strong, fast striker who loves scoring goals,” the Australian added.
    The Indian crew will depart for South Africa from Bengaluru on February 4.
    India will play France of their first match on February 8 earlier than squaring off in opposition to hosts South Africa the subsequent day.
    The Indians will once more play France on February 12 after which end off their engagements in opposition to South Africa the subsequent day.
    Both the two-match ties will likely be held at Potchefstroom, South Africa.

    Indian hockey squad:
    Goalkeepers: P R Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
    Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (Vice-captain), Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh.
    Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (Captain), Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
    Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Akashdeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, Abhishek.
    Standbys: Suraj Karkera, Mandeep Mor, Raj Kumar Pal, Sumit, Gursahibjit Singh. PTI SSC

  • Women’s Jr World Cup will likely be performed in South Africa in April, Indoor WC cancelled: FIH

    The postponed FIH Women’s Junior World Cup scheduled to be held in Potchefstroom, South Africa will likely be organised from April 2 to 13, the International Hockey Federation stated on Monday.
    However, the FIH and Hockey Belgium have been compelled to cancel the 2022 Indoor Hockey World Cup.
    The Indoor World Cup was scheduled to be held in Liège, Belgium from February 2 to six.

    The choices have been taken throughout a digital assembly of the FIH.
    The transfer to cancel the FIH Indoor World Cup was made on the idea of the present well being state of affairs in Belgium amid the COVID-19 pandemic and after in depth consultations and suggestions from all competent authorities within the nation.
    The Women’s Junior Word Cup, which was initially scheduled to be performed in December final yr, needed to be put “on hold” as a result of outbreak of the Omicron variant.

    FIH Women’s Junior World Cup to be performed in South Africa in April 2022. Unfortunately, the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is cancelled as a result of present well being state of affairs and the uncertainties as a result of evolution of the Omicron variant.More particulars right here: https://t.co/AxjL5YIGhC pic.twitter.com/1NOsTVQ0lF
    — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) January 10, 2022
    “Since the postponement of this occasion, we’ve been in everlasting contact with the South African Hockey Association.
    “Based on the reports about the current evolution of the health situation in the country, the EB has confirmed its decision from its December meeting, namely that the tournament should be postponed, and not cancelled – and that South Africa should have priority for hosting it,” FIH CEO Thierry Weil stated in a press release.

    “We’re aware that the new dates are challenging for some nations, in particular because of Ramadan or the European club calendar, but it was essential for FIH to fully support the wish of the athletes to play. We’re looking forward to a great event with hockey’s female rising stars.”

    The first FIH Hockey Pro League matches of the yr, involving the ladies’s groups of China and India, will happen on January 31 and February 1 in Oman.