In the Super-4s League, India beat Japan 2-1 in their first match, but drew the next two games against Malaysia 3-3 and Korea 4-4. India qualified for the Super-4 stage, with one win, one loss and one draw in the Pool-A league.

India drew with Pakistan 1-1 in the opening match, lost to Japan 2-5 in the second and trounced hosts Indonesia 16-0 in the third. Odisha defender Dipsan Tirkey was the star of the Indian win against Indonesia, scoring four goals.

Odisha Olympian Birendra Lakra led the 20-member Indian team, which featured three more players from Odisha. They were: Dipsan Tirkey, Nilam Sanjeep Xess and Abhisek Lakra. A total of eight countries battled it out for the title in Asia Cup, which was a qualifier for the 2023 FIH World Cup. However, India has already qualified for the World Cup by virtue of being the hosts.

BJ Kariappa was the Head Coach of the Indian team. Former India Captain and two-time Olympian Sardar Singh accompanied the team as Coach. He made his debut as India Coach. Birendra Lakra, played this tournament by returning rom retirement. Junior World Cup player Abhisek Lakra made his debut for the Senior Indian Men Team.

INDIAN MEN TEAM: Goalkeepers: Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Suraj Karkera. Defenders: Yashdeep Siwach, Abhisek Lakra, Birendra Lakra (Captain), Manjeet, Dipsan Tirkey. Midfielders: Vishnukant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Mareeswaren Sakthivel, Sheshe Gowda Beeranathallikere Mahesh, Simranjeet Singh. Forwards: Pawan Rajbhar, Abharan Sudev, Sowmarpet Vitalacharya Sunil, Uttam Singh, Selvam Karthi.
Replacement Players: Maninder Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess.

RESULTS:
23 May 2022: India (Selvam Karthi 9-PC) drew with Pakistan (Abdul Rana 59-PC) 1-1.
24 May 2022: India (Pawan Rajbhar 45-FG, Uttam Singh 50-FG) lost to Japan (Ken Nagayoshi 24-PC, Kosei Kawabe 40-FG, 56-FG; Ryoma Ooka 49-FG, Koji Yamasaki 54-FG) 2-5.
26 May 2022: India (Pawan Rajbhar 10-FG, 11-PC; Uttam Singh 14-FG, SV Sunil 19-PC, 24-FG; Nilam Sanjeep Xess 20-PC, Karthi Selvam 40-FG, 56-FG; Birendra Lakra 41-PC, Dipsan Tirkey 42-PC, 47-PC, 59-PC, 59-PC; Sudev Belimagga 45-FG, 46-FG, 55-PC) beat Indonesia 16-0.
28 May 2022 (Super 4s): India (Manjit 8-FG, Pawan Rajbhar 35-FG) beat Japan (Takuma Niwa 18-PC) 2-1.
29 May 2022 (Super 4s): India (Vishnukant Singh 32-PC, SV Sunil 53-FG, Nilam Sanjeep Xess 55-PC) drew with Malaysia (Razie Rahim 12-PC, 21-PC, 56-PC) 3-3.
31 May 2022 (Super 4s): India (Nilam Sanjeep Xess 9-PC, Maninder Singh 21-PC, Beeranahallikere Mahesh Sheshe Gowda 22-FG, Shakthivel Mareeswaran 37-FG) drew with South Korea (Jang Jonghyun 13-PC, Ji Woo Cheon 18-FG, Kim Jong Hoo 28-FG, Jung Manjae 44-FG) 4-4.
1 June 2022 (3rd/4th Place): India (Raj Kumar Pal 7-FG) beat Japan 1-0.
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TOP: Players and support staff of Indian team pose after their Asia Cup match against Indonesia in Jakarta on 26 May 2022.
RIGHT: Odisha Olympian Birendra Lakra receives the Player of the Match award after leading India to win over Japan in their bronze medal match in Jakarta on 1 June 2022.