BENGALURU: The men's national hockey camp, featuring a 36-member core probable group, commenced at the SAI Centre on Monday. Chief coach Craig Fulton emphasized that the focus will be on "introspecting" recent performances. The camp is set to conclude on March 28.
"It has been a busy season for the players with back-to-back events and high-quality matches. During this camp, our focus will be more on fitness and conditioning apart from introspecting on the recent performances and where we stand in terms of key focus areas," Fulton stated in a Hockey India release.
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"Our efforts now will be towards building up for the matches in the next phase of Pro League in Europe and I will also be interested in seeing how some of the fresh talents live up to the billing," he added.
The goalkeepers named in the core group are Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Pawan, Suraj Karkera, and Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar. The defenders include Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Amandeep Lakra, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, and Yashdeep Siwach.
The midfielders in the core group are Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Mohd Raheel Mouseen, Vishnukant Singh, Rajinder Singh, and Poovanna CB.
Among the forwards are Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Boby Singh Dhami, Sudeep Chirmako, Selvam Karthi, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, and Uttam Singh.
Striker Mandeep Singh, who is set to get married next week, has been granted an exemption from the camp.
In their recent appearance in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25, the Indian team impressed with five wins out of the eight matches played at home.
India currently sits third in the Pro League standings with 15 points, trailing England and Belgium, who are in first and second place with 16 points each.
Core Probable Group:
Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Pawan, Suraj Karkera, Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar.
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sumit, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh, Amandeep Lakra, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, Yashdeep Siwach.
Midfielders: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Mohd Raheel Mouseen, Vishnukant Singh, Rajinder Singh, Poovanna CB.
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh, Angad Bir Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Boby Singh Dhami, Sudeep Chirmako, Selvam Karthi, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, Uttam Singh.
