Top six hockey-playing countries of Asia participated in the tournament. Bangladesh replaced Pakistan, who withdrew from the event, raising security concerns and sought a neutral venue, which was rejected by the Asian Hockey Federation.

Three players from Odisha represented the 20-member Indian team. They were: Amit Rohidas, Shilanand Lakra and Amandeep Lakra. Shilanand was awarded as the Player of the Final Match. He scored a total of five goals in the tournament.

Harmanpreet baged the Player of the Tournament award and also finished as the top scorer with 10 goals to his name. With the addition of the 10 goals, his tally of senior international goals became 250. Krishan Bahadur Pathak received the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award.

Hockey India announced a cash reward of Rs 3 lakh for each player and Rs 1.5 lakh for each member of the support staff. The title-winning run of India was a perfect farewell to midfielder Nilakanta Sharma, who played his last international match -- having announced earlier that it would be his last tournament in the national jersey.

INDIAN MENS HOCKEY TEAM: Goalkeepers: Suraj Karkera, Krishan Bahadur Pathak. Defenders: Sanjay Rana, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amandeep Lakra. Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh. Forwards: Shilanand Lakra, Abhishek Nain, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh. Reserve/Replacement Players: Vishnu Kant Singh, Angad Bir Singh. Chief Coach: Craig Fulton.

RESULTS OF INDIA MATCHES:

27 Oct 2026 (Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar): India (Harmanpreet Singh 2-PC, 44 PC, Mandeep Singh 3-FG, 10-FG, 54-FG, Shilanand Lakra 15-FG, Abhishek Nain 18-FG, Nilakanta Sharma 26-FG, Dilpreet Singh 43-PC, 44-FG, Jugraj Singh 46-PC, Hardik Singh 60-PC, 60-FG) beat Bangladesh 13-0. PoM: Mandeep Singh.

29 Oct 2026 (Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar): India (Sukhjeet Singh 12-FG, 34-FG, Harmanpreet Singh 27-PC, 31-PC, Jugraj Singh 47-PC) beat China (Peng Yang 26-PC, Chongcong Chen 36-PC) 5-2. PoM: Sukhjeet Singh.

30 Oct 2026 (Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar): India (Abhishek Nain 11-FG, 51-FG, Harmanpreet Singh 47-PC, Vishnu Kant Singh 56-FG) beat Japan (Shota Yamada 15-PS) 4-1. PoM: Abhishek Nain.

1 Nov 2026 (Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar): India (Harmanpreet Singh 3-PC, 33-PC, 58-PS, Sukhjeet Singh 43-FG) beat Malaysia (Mohamad Anuar 25-PC, Shello Silverius 60-FG) 4-2. PoM: Harmanpreet Singh.

2 Nov 2026 (Surjit Hockey Stadium, Jalandhar): India (Dilpreet Singh 8-FG, 40-FG, Jugraj Singh 11-PC, Harmanpreet Singh 15-PC, Shilanand Lakra 33-PC, Sukhjeet Singh 34-FG, Sanjay Rana 36-FG, Angad Bir Singh 60-FG) beat South Korea 8-0. PoM: Sanjay Rana.

4 Nov 2026 (Semifinal, Balbir Singh Senior Hockey Stadium, Mohali): India (Shilanand Lakra 4-FG, 13-PC, Harmanpreet Singh 9-PC, Sukhjeet Singh 21-FG, Dilpreet Singh 21-FG, 25-FG, Angad Bir Singh 36-FG, Vivek Sagar Prasad 54-FG) beat South Korea (Han Sang-jun 9-FG) 8-1. PoM: Dilpreet Singh.

5 Nov 2026 (Final, Balbir Singh Senior Hockey Stadium, Mohali): India (Shilanand Lakra 42-PC, Dilpreet Singh 48-FG, Jugraj Singh 53-PC, Sukhjeet Singh 54-FG) beat Japan (Kazumasa Matsumoto 3-FG) 4-1. PoM: Shilanand Lakra.
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TOP: Odisha trio of the Indian mens hockey team (L-R), Amit Rohidas, Shilanand Lakra and Amandeep Lakra pose with the Asian Champions Trophy and gold medals in Mohali on 5 November 2026.

RIGHT: Odisha and India forward Shilanand Lakra receives prize as the Player of the Final Match at the Asian Champions Trophy in Mohali on 5 November 2026.