FIH Hockey Pro League debutants India made a dream start to the 2020 competition, powering to a superb 5-2 victory against the Netherlands men in a breathtaking encounter at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Hockey India on Friday announced the appointment of Janneke Schopman as the Analytical Coach for the Indian Women's National Team. The decorated hockey star who has 212 international caps for the Netherlands and also successfully led the side for two years before retirement has to her credit a Gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a Silver from the 2004 Athens Olympics. She was also part of the Netherlands squad that won the World Cup in 2006, and a Silver in the 2002 and 2010 World Cup.
After spending a week in Kuala Lumpur to get acclimatised to the weather in the sub-continent, the Netherlands Hockey Team arrived in the Temple City of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
Experienced midfielder Chinglensana Singh Kangujam will wear the India colours after a year-long break due to injury. He sustained a fracture on his right ankle during the 9th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2019 (A Division) where he had led the team to the Title.
Hockey India on Tuesday named a 20-member Indian Women's Hockey Team for the New Zealand Tour to begin on 25 January 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Hockey India on Monday named a 20-member Indian Men's Hockey Team for the much-awaited season opener of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 to be held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar. India will take on World No.3 the Netherlands on 18 and 19 January 2020 where hockey fans can expect enticing play between the two teams who were last seen in action at the 2018 Men's World Cup Quarter Final.
Currently based in Kuala Lumpur in preparation for their FIH Hockey Pro League opener, Max Caldas didn't mince his words when he emphasised on the importance of getting off to a good start in the League where they finished third last year behind winners Australia and Runners-up Belgium