Harmanpreet Singh said that the Aussie team is the best and playing against them will help in their preparation for the FIH 2023 World Cup to be played in India. He also called the series an opportunity to test the strategies that they have in mind.
The team led by Harmanpreet Singh will play a five-match Series against Australia as part of their preparations for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
Sumit was part of the Indian Men's Hockey Team which won Bronze at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Speaking candidly, Sumit gave a good account of the preparations of the Indian Men's Hockey Team for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
Besides upgrading the existing Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar, which has 15,000-seating capacity, the Odisha government has also built a new hockey stadium, the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium"in Rourkela with 20,000-seating capacity making it India's largest hockey stadium.
The stand-in captain opened up about the turnaround of Indian hockey in the past few years and talked about the major shift that has taken place, helping Indian hockey regain some of its old glory.
The Indian team will play five matches against Australia as they prepare for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023, set to begin from January 13, as per press release from Hockey India
The 16 teams competing in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela from January 13-29 are Australia, Belgium, Netherlands, India, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, England, France, Korea, Malaysia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Chile, and Wales
He also visited the Badminton High-Performance centre being constructed under CSR by Dalmia Bharat, as per a press release from the Sports Department of the Government of Odisha
The Indian Men's Hockey Team began their campaign in the FIH Men's Hockey Pro League 2022-2023 with a 4-3 win over New Zealand before falling 2-3 to Spain. India then defeated New Zealand 7-4 before defeating Spain via shootout (3-1 SO) after the game was tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation
The FIH Women's Nations Cup is an important fixture in the international calendar as it brings in a system of promotion-relegation, where the champions will be promoted to the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League's 2023-2024 season.
The FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar and Rourkela 2023 is set to begin on January 13, 2023, with Argentina facing South Africa in the tournament opener.
The FIH Women's Nations Cup is an important fixture in the international calendar as it brings in a system of promotion-relegation, where the champions will be promoted to the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League's 2023-2024 season.