Bhubaneswar, 15 January 2020: 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.
The team led by Billy Baker expressed excitement of returning to play at one of their favourite venues -- the Kalinga Hockey Stadium and stated that they are ready to challenge India on their home ground.
"We are very happy to be back in Bhubaneswar. We have some good memories of playing matches here in front of a very passionate crowd," expressed Billy Baker on the team's arrival.
He further stated that his team will be looking forward to a good challenge posed by the Manpreet-led Indian team. "We have not really followed India so much in the last year, so if there are any new players in the squad, we are not sure how good they are but India are always technically very good and with Graham as their Chief Coach now, it will be interesting to see the kind of tactics they will use. We will be following them closely during the Pro League," Baker said.
"We have come with our best team and our intention is to play our best hockey in the Pro League and build up to give our 100 per cent in Tokyo. Playing continuous top quality hockey with teams like Australia, India, Argentina, Belgium is very good to prepare for Olympics this year," he added.
India will take on the Netherlands on 18 and 19 January at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Please find attached pictures of Netherlands arrival at Biju Patnaik International airport.
For the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020, tickets are available online at
https://in.ticketgenie.in/Tickets/FIH-Hockey-Pro-League-2020
Please find below the outlets which will be selling the tickets for FIH Hockey Pro League 2020:
- Sports Emporium: Opp. Pal Heights, Jaydev Vihar, BDA Colony, Bhubaneswar- 751013
- Sister Mobile: 699, BMC, Near PNB Bank, Bhawani Mall St. Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751007
- Sister Mobile: Plot No. 88/7, Bapuji Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751009
- SS Frozen World: Kanan Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751017
- B21: Janpath Road, Kharabela Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751007
- B21: Opposite BMC Bhawani Mall Exitgate, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751007
- In & Out: Plot No. 305, Bharat Petroleum Petrol Pump, District Center, Bhubaneswar – 751016
- Sports Emporium: Janpath Road, Unit-3, Master Canteen Area, Kharabela Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751001
- C Décor's: Plot No. 88, Near Bharat Petrol Pump, District Center, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751016
- FH17 Saloon: 3rd Floor, BMC Bhawani Mall, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751007
- Maad Wheelz: C-7, Warehousing Complex, Aiginia Alugaddi, Near Indian Oil Petrol Pump, Bhubaneswar - 751030
- Reliance Food Court: 2nd Floor, Reliance Mall, Master Canteen Area, Kharbela Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751001
- Klassic Boutique & Beauty Salon: Laxmisagar Canal Road, Opp. City Fresh, Bhubaneswar – 751006
- The Hair Hacker: Plot No. 606/735, Bomikhal, Near Utkal Hyundai, infront of Rasulgarh Market, Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 751007
- ClearPrint.in : Jagamara Road, Jagamara, Bhubaneswar - 751030
For further details or enquiry on tickets, call: +91 6361342085 or +91 8217395364 or email at fpl2020@ticketgenie.in
For more information on Odisha, log on to http://odishatourism.gov.in or http://department.sportsodisha.gov.in
Matches will be live on:
Star Sports 1, Star Sports HD 1 on 18th Jan 2020
Star Sports 2, Star Sports HD 2 on 19th Jan 2020
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