Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 1 (ANI): Australian David John together with BJ Kariappa and Shivendra Singh will function the Indian males’s hockey crew’s interim coaches after Graham Reid stepped down because the nation’s head coach following the FIH hockey World Cup.
Physiologist David John served because the high-performance director for Hockey India. He is acknowledged as having a huge impact on Indian groups’ capacity to amass the required ranges of health previous to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Shivendra Singh performed as a ahead for the Indian males’s senior squad, and BJ Kariappa beforehand coached the junior Indian hockey crew.
India will likely be led by the trio of their FIH Pro League 2022-23 matches towards the world champions Germany and the No 4 crew on the planet, Australia, in Rourkela the next month. India will face the 2 opponents in two video games every. A 20-person crew for a similar has additionally been named by Hockey India as per the Olympics web site.
Harmanpreet Singh, the skilled campaigner, will likely be in control of India. Amit Rohidas has been changed because the crew’s vice-captain by Hardik Singh.
The veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh can also be a member of the squad. Krishan Bahadur Pathak, the goalkeeper, is unavailable since his wedding ceremony dates battle with the FIH Pro League video games.
Harmanpreet Singh and Manpreet Singh will play defence for India, whereas Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, and Raj Kumar Pal will play midfield. The forwards encompass S Karthi, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, and Gurjant.
The Indian crew for the FIH Hockey Pro League will proceed to practise in SAI, Bengaluru till March 6 earlier than travelling to Rourkela for the matches.
India will face Germany within the opening match on March 10, and they’ll play Germany additional on March 13. Australia, the present Commonwealth Games champion, will play India on March 12 and 15.
India is at present ranked second within the FIH Pro League 2022-23 factors standings, trailing solely Great Britain, which has 9 factors after 4 video games. (ANI)