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The Indian men's hockey team is all set to compete in their first competitive tournament of the year with Hockey FIH Pro League 2022. India will start the tournament by playing against France in the season opener on 8 February. Potchefstroom, South Africa will host the tournament starting from 8 February to 13 February.
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The Indian men's hockey team had a great here in 2021 and now they are on their way to carry the streak this year also as they begin their campaign in the Hockey FIH Pro League 2022. The Manpreet Singh-led team will also take on the host South Africa in the 2nd clash of their campaign on Wednesday. 2015 Fintro Hockey World League semi-final was the last time clash when India faced France. In fact, India won 3-2 during the last face-off.
The 20-member squad of India in the tournament:
Goalkeepers:
Sreejesh PR, 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
Scedule and fixtures of Hockey FIH Pro League 2022:
- India vs France: February 8- 09:30pm IST
- India vs South Africa: February 9- 09:30pm IST
- France vs India: February 12- 09:30pm IST
- India vs South Africa: February 13- 09:30pm IST
- Spain vs India: February 26- 07:30 pm IST
- India vs Spain: February 27- 07:30 pm IST
How to watch the tournament?
All the matches will be telecasted live on Star Sports Select 2, Star Sports Select 2 HD channels. The live streaming will be shown on Disney+Hotstar.