DelhiHockey India on Friday named the 20-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team for the upcoming Hero Men’s Asian Champions Trophy which is scheduled to be held between December 14– 22, 2021. Defending Champions India begin their campaign on the opening day against Korea (Dec 14).
In this edition, they will battle it out against Korea, Japan (Dec 19), Malaysia (Dec 18), Pakistan (Dec 17) and hosts Bangladesh (Dec 15) in the single-pool tournament for top honours.
The Semi Finals will be played on 21 December followed by the Final on 22 December.
The Indian team will see Manpreet Singh captain the side along with Harmanpreet Singh who will be his deputy.
The team includes goalkeepers Krishan B Pathak and Suraj Karkera. India’s defence will see Harmanpreet Singh lead the charge along with Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar and Mandeep Mor.
With this line-up India will have four options for dragflick.