India has named a 20-member squad for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, with Harmanpreet Singh set to lead the team as captain. Hockey India also includes Manpreet Singh, described as bringing additional experience to a group that is presented as a blend of youth and experience by coach Craig Fulton. The announcements come after India’s recent FIH Pro League campaign, in which the team records four wins, five draws and seven losses, finishing eighth among nine teams. India is noted to have finished ninth at the previous edition of the Hockey World Cup in 2023. Multiple reports add that India’s last men’s World Cup title came in 1975, when the tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The squad will play in Pool D, where India is scheduled to face Wales, England and Pakistan. Pool matches begin on August 15, according to the reports.
Harmanpreet Singh to captain India’s 20-member squad for 2026 Hockey World Cup
India has named a 20-member squad for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, with Harmanpreet Singh set to lead the team as captain. Hockey India also includes Manpreet Singh, described as bringing additional...
- Harmanpreet Singh is named captain of India’s 20-member squad.
- India’s squad is described as a mix of youth and experience under coach Craig Fulton.
- India finishes eighth among nine teams in the most recent FIH Pro League, with a record of four wins, five draws and seven losses.
- India places ninth at the previous Hockey World Cup in 2023.
- India is drawn in Pool D with matches against Wales, England and Pakistan starting August 15.
India have won the men's hockey world cup once when the tournament was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1975.
4 hours agoIndia endured a disappointing FIH Pro League campaign last month, winning four, drawing five and losing seven matches to finish eighth among nine teams, just above Pakistan.
7 hours agoHockey India has named a 20-member squad for the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, with Harmanpreet Singh as captain and Manpreet Singh adding experience. Coach Craig Fulton called it a balanced squad of youth and experience, expressing confidence in India's chances. India face Wales, England and Pakistan in the Pool D matches starting August 15.
8 hours agoIndia finished ninth in the previous edition in 2023 and have not won any medal since claiming their lone title in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.
8 hours agoIndia finished ninth in the previous edition in 2023 and have not won any medal since claiming their lone title in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.
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