Hockey India on Wednesday announced an 18-member Indian team for the Asian Champions Trophy to be held in China. Harmanpreet Singh will captain the team in the tournament. 10 players who won bronze medals in the Paris Olympics have been given a place in this team. While 5 players have been rested. The tournament will be played in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia from 8 to 17 September. India will play its first match against hosts China on 8 September. The Indian team is the defending champion of this tournament. The team won the title by defeating Malaysia in the final match of the tournament last year. Therefore, the Indian team will go to defend its title in the tournament. Pathak-Karkera to take goalkeeping responsibility in place of Sreejesh
Indian hockey team’s veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh retired after the Paris Olympics. Therefore, Krishna Bahadur Pathak and Suraj Karkera have been selected in place of Sreejesh for the role of goalkeeper in the team. Indian men’s hockey team for Asian Champions Trophy 2024
Goalkeeper: Krishna Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera.
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit.
Midfielders: Raj Kumar Pal, Neelkanth Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad (Vice Captain), Manpreet Singh, Mohammad Raheel Mousin.
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Arijit Singh Hundal, Uttam Singh, Gurjot Singh. Indian team won bronze medal in Paris Olympics
Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal in the recently concluded Paris Olympics. The Indian team defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match. This was the Indian team’s second consecutive bronze medal in the Olympics. In the Tokyo Olympics too, the team won bronze by defeating Germany.
