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Hockey India has fielded a 24-member mens team for the Hockey Pro League 2023-24 season. Defender Amit Rohidas is the only player from Odisha to have found a berth in the Indian team.
Indian mens team has been playing Hockey Pro League since the season 2020-21. They have won just one bronze medal in the history of the Pro League by finishing third in the 2020-21 season.
MILESTONES:
* India captain Harmanpreet Singh completed his 200th international cap during their first-leg match against Netherlands in Bhubaneswar on February 11.
* India forward Gurjant Singh completed his 100th international cap during their first-leg match against Netherlands in Bhubaneswar on February 11.
* India midfielder Manpreet Singh completed his 350th international cap during their first-leg match against Spain in Bhubaneswar on February 10.
INDIAN MENS TEAM FOR HOCKEY PRO LEAGUE: Goalkeepers: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran, Krishan Bahadur Pathak. Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Varun Kumar, Sanjay, Vishnukant Singh. Midfielders: Hardik Singh (Vice-Captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem. Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Akashdeep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal. Chief Coach: Craig Fulton.
RESULTS OF INDIAN MENS TEAM:
10 February 2024 (At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Harmanpreet Singh (7-PC, 20-PS, Jugraj Singh 24-PC, Lalit Upadhyay 50-FG) beat Spain (Marc Miralles 34-PS) 4-1. PoM: Harmanpreet Singh.
11 February 2024 (At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Hardik Singh 13-FG, Harmanpreet Singh 58-PC) drew with Netherlands (Jip Janssen 30-PC, Koen Bijen 39-PC) 2-2. Shoot-out: India (Shamsher Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sukhjeet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh) beat Netherlands (Koen Bijen, Thierry Brinkman) 4-2. PoM: Hardik Singh.
15 February 2024 (At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Harmanpreet Singh 12-PC, 20-PC, Sukhjeet Singh 18-FG, Mandeep Singh 29-FG) lost to Australia (Blake Govers 2-PC, 2-FG, Aran Zalewski 40-PC, Lachlan Sharp 52-FG, Jacob Anderson 55-FG, Jack Welch 58-FG) 4-6. PoM: Aran Zalewski.
16 February 2024 (At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): India (Gurjant Singh 60-FG) beat Ireland 1-0. PoM: Gurjant Singh.
19 February 2024 (At Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela): India (Jarmanpreet Singh 1-FG, Abhishek 35-PC) drew with Spain (Jose Basterra 3-PC, Borja Lacalle 15-FG) 2-2. Shootout: India (Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sukhjeet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Abhishek, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Sukhjeet Singh) beat Spain (Marc Racasens, Jordi Bonastre, Marc Racasens, Marc Reyne, Jordi Bonastre, Marc Miralles, Jose Basterra) 8-7. PoM: Abhishek.
21 February 2024 (At Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela): India (Hardik Singh 38-PC) drew with Netherlands (Floris Middendorp 4-FG) 1-1. Shootout: India (Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Araijeet Singh Hundal) lost to Netherlands (Joep de Mol, Duco Telgenkamp, Thierry Brinkman, Jorrit Croon) 2-4. PoM: Thierry Brinkman.
24 February 2024 (At Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela): India (Harmanpreet Singh 20-PC, Amit Rohidas 29-PC) drew with Australia (Blake Govers 23-PS, Tom Craig 53-FG) 2-2. Shootout: India lost to Australia (Tim Brand, Flynn Ogilvie, Tom Wickham) 0-3. PoM: Johan Durst (Australia).
25 February 2024 (At Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela): India (Nilakanta Sharma 14-PC, Akashdeep Singh 15-FG, Gurjant Singh 38-FG, Jugraj Singh 60-PC) beat Ireland 4-0. PoM: Manpreet Singh (India).
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TOP: India captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates after scoring a goal against Spain during their opening FIH Hockey Pro League match in Bhubaneswar on 10 February 2024.
RIGHT: Odisha and India defender Amit Rohidas (Left) in action duright their Pro League match against Australia in Rourkela on 24 February 2024.
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