Prolific forward Lalit Upadhyay, who made his international debut in 2014 at the FIH Men's World Cup in Hague, Netherlands, candidly spoke about the team's dream of a podium finish in the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar - Rourkela.
The tour will officially kick off from December 5 with Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik handing over the trophy to Hockey India President Dr Dilip Tirkey in Bhubaneswar
Both teams are of the opinion that these matches are crucial in their preparations for the upcoming FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela starting January 13 at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
The prestigious event will see 16 top teams vie for the coveted trophy and matches will be held simultaneously at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar and the newly-built state-of-the-art Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.
As Odisha prepares to host yet another world-class event in January 2023, the government of Odisha invites everyone to join in India's campaign to reclaim the world title at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar - Rourkela 2023, joining in the celebrations and back your home team
Tickets for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Hockey World Cup Bhubaneswar-Rourkela 2023 can be booked online starting at 1300hrs (IST) on Thursday, November 24 2022
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 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