India will face the Netherlands, Germany, England and Pakistan during the European tour.
Hockey India on Wednesday announced a 24-member national men’s hockey squad for the upcoming European leg of the FIH Pro League 2025-26. Harmanpreet Singh has been named the skipper of the national team. The Indian contingent will play friendly matches with Belgium between June 7 to 9.
The Indian team will be in Rotterdam, the Netherlands from June 10 for the Pro League matches against Germany and the Netherlands scheduled between June 14 to 21. Thereafter, the Indian team will fly to London, England, where they will face Pakistan and England in the Pro League from June 23 to 28.
Hockey India has also named five standby players. This list includes goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak, forwards Araijeet Singh Hundal and Maninder Singh, defender Poovanna Chandura Boby and midfielder Vishnu Kant Singh.
Chief Coach Craig Fulton said: “Training has been going really well and the squad is in great shape. The FIH Pro League matches in Holland and England in June are exactly what we need — tough tests against world-class opposition that will tell us exactly where we stand in our World Cup preparations. We are looking forward to the challenge.”
Indian Men’s Hockey Team (24-Member Squad):
Goalkeepers: Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar, Suraj Karkera. Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Amit Rohidas, Sumit, Sanjay, Yashdeep Siwach, Amandeep Lakra, Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh. Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem. Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Selvam Karthi.
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