Varun Kumar and Karthi Selvam returned to the national camp as Hockey India announced the 40-member core probable squad on Tuesday.
The squad is announced for the upcoming test series against Germany and will train at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from 1st October to 19th October 2024.
The test series is scheduled for the 23rd and 24th of October at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi.
The team heads into this camp following their recent successes including a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and a successful title defense at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2024 in China.
Speaking ahead of the camp, Indian Men’s Hockey Team Captain, Harmanpreet Singh said, “This camp will be important in ensuring our team is well-prepared and in peak condition before we face Germany. Playing against the World Champions is a tremendous opportunity for us to showcase our abilities, and having an exciting mix of players in this camp will allow us to improve our strategies and build the cohesion needed.”
On the composition of the camp, he further added, “Each player in this core group brings unique strengths and varying levels of experience and we’ll be focusing on how to harness these individual talents and help us grow as players. Our objective is to create an environment where everyone pushes each other and by the end of this camp, we want to be an even stronger and better-coordinated team.”
Indian Men’s Hockey Team 40-member Core Group
GOALKEEPERS
Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Pawan, Suraj Karkera, Mohith H.S.
DEFENDERS
Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Amandeep Lakra, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, Yashdeep Siwach, Dipsan Tirkey, Mandeep Mor
MIDFIELDERS
Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Vishnukant Singh, Rajinder Singh, Poovanna CB
FORWARDS
Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Aditya Lalage, Boby Singh Dhami, Sudeep Chirmako, S. Karthi, Maninder Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh