~ The team will report on 3^rd October in SAI, Bengaluru for a three-week National Coaching Camp ~   

New Delhi, 01 October 2022: Hockey India on Saturday named a 33-member core probable group for the National Coaching camp starting on 3^rd October 2022 to prepare for the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023 season opener in Bhubaneswar. The Indian team will take on New Zealand and Spain in double header matches to be played at the iconic Kalinga hockey Stadium. 

The core group for the national camp includes experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak and Pawan. Defenders Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Mandeep Mor, Yashdeep Siwach, Dipsan Tirkey, Sanjay, Manjeet and Sumit have been included in the list along with midfielders Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal and Pawan Rajbhar. 

Forwards Akashdeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Maninder Singh, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen, S.Karthi, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh have been named in the core group.  

Talking about the camp, Chief Coach Graham Reid said, "The FIH Hockey Pro League 2022/23 will give us insights into the areas that require work ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela. The matches against Spain and New Zealand are important outing for us and the players are upbeat and excited about the upcoming months of hockey. We have chosen some fresh names in the core group who have shown great potential and are eager to perform when given a chance." 

In their opening match on 28^th October, India will take on New Zealand. They will play Spain next on 30^th October. India will play their next double-header game against New Zealand on 4^th November followed by their second match against Spain on 6^th November. The team will move to Bhubaneswar on 21^st October after a three-week camp in SAI, Bengaluru.  

National Campers list:   

Goalkeepers 

1.     Sreejesh P.R                                                      

2.     Krishan B Pathak                                            

3.     Pawan  

Defenders 

4.     Jarmanpreet Singh                                       

5.     Surender Kumar 

6.     Harmanpreet Singh 

7.     Nilam Sanjeep Xess 

8.     Amit Rohidas 

9.     Jugraj Singh              

10.   Mandeep Mor 

11.   Yashdeep Siwach 

12.   Dipsan Tirkey 

13.   Sanjay      

14.   Manjeet 

15.   Sumit 

Midfielders 

16.   Manpreet Singh        

17.   Hardik Singh            

18.   Vivek Sagar Prasad 

19.   Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh               

20.   Shamsher Singh     

21.   Nilakanta Sharma 

22.   Rajkumar Pal 

23.   Pawan Rajbhar 

Forwards 

24.   Akashdeep Singh 

25.   Gurjant Singh 

26.   Maninder Singh 

27.   Mohd. Raheel Mouseen 

28.   S.Karthi 

29.   Mandeep Singh 

30.   Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 

31.   Abhishek 

32.   Dilpreet Singh 

33.   Sukhjeet Singh