NEW DELHI: Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh has been named as captain and Amit Rohidas as vice-captain of the Indian men's hockey team for next month's FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.
India are in Group D with England, Spain and Wales in the 16-team competition that will be held from January 13 to 29, 2023.
The team, strategically selected after two-day trials in SAI Centre, Bengaluru where 33 players were put to test, features a good mix of experienced and young players who will vie to end India's wait to stand on the podium in the prestigious event, Hockey India informed in a release on Friday.
Seasoned goalkeeper P.R Sreejesh, who will be playing his fourth World Cup and his third on home soil, along with Krishan B. Pathak have been picked as the two goalkeepers in the squad. IANS
Also Watch: