There is a new Dragflicker named Jugraj Singh in India Hockey Team selected for upcoming FIH Pro League matches.
The 20-member squad includes goalkeepers PR Sreejesh,
Krishan Bahadur Pathak, defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas,
Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh. Midfield
will see Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Jaskaran
Singh, Shamsher Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad in action. The forward line
includes Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Akashdeep Singh,
Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh and Abhishek.
Hockey India on
Thursday named the 20-member Indian Men's Hockey Team who will represent
the country in the upcoming FIH Pro League matches in South Africa
against South Africa and France which will be played in Potchefstroom
South Africa from 8th February to 13th February.
The Indian team will be led by Manpreet Singh and Vice Captained by Harmanpreet Singh in the season opener.
The team will see two new faces in
promising young dragflicker Jugraj Singh and speedy forward Abhishek.
Jugraj, who is from Attari, Amritsar came into the Senior National Camp
for the very first time in January 2022 after he impressed the national
selectors during the 1st Hockey India Senior Men Inter
Department National Championship where he turned up for Services Sports
Control Board. Abhishek, on the other hand, is a striker who was earlier
part of the Junior program and had played for India Colts in Sultan of
Johor Cup in 2017 and in 2018. From Sonepat, Haryana, Abhishek did well
for Punjab National Bank in the 1st Hockey India Senior Men
Inter Department National Championship which helped him earn a spot in
the Senior National Camp for the first time
The Indian Team will leave to South Africa from Bengaluru on 4 February.
They will play France in the first match on 8 February at 2130 hrs IST
and take on South Africa on 9 February at 2130hrs IST. They will play
France on 12 February at 2130hrs IST and hosts South Africa on the
following day at 2130hrs IST.
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The Indian team will be led by Manpreet Singh and Vice Captained by Harmanpreet Singh in the season opener.
The team will see two new faces in promising young dragflicker Jugraj Singh and speedy forward Abhishek. Jugraj, who is from Attari, Amritsar came into the Senior National Camp for the very first time in January 2022 after he impressed the national selectors during the 1st Hockey India Senior Men Inter Department National Championship where he turned up for Services Sports Control Board. Abhishek, on the other hand, is a striker who was earlier part of the Junior program and had played for India Colts in Sultan of Johor Cup in 2017 and in 2018. From Sonepat, Haryana, Abhishek did well for Punjab National Bank in the 1st Hockey India Senior Men Inter Department National Championship which helped him earn a spot in the Senior National Camp for the first time
The Indian Team will leave to South Africa from Bengaluru on 4 February. They will play France in the first match on 8 February at 2130 hrs IST and take on South Africa on 9 February at 2130hrs IST. They will play France on 12 February at 2130hrs IST and hosts South Africa on the following day at 2130hrs IST.