Indian fans will keep an eye on these players during Hockey World Cup 2023
Hockey World Cup 2023 is going to be organized in India for the second consecutive time. Its inaugural ceremony will be held in Cuttack, Odisha. At the same time, not only the country but the whole world is going to be eyeing the Indian team during the World Cup. The performance of the Indian team has improved a lot in the last few years.
India has a chance to win the World Cup for the second time in the World Cup 2023 being hosted by India. India had captured the World Cup title in the year 1975. Since then, the Indian team has not been able to win the World Cup title. This time there are many such players in the Indian team who can play an important role in making the Indian team the champion.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh
Indian team captain Harmanpreet Singh is included in the list of important players of the team who can play an important role in the team to become champions. He will have the maximum responsibility of keeping the team in a strong position. Apart from these, the fans of the Indian team will also be keeping an eye on Akashdeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh and PR Sreejesh.
Please tell that Harmanpreet Singh is the star defender of the Indian team. He has also played the World Cup in the year 2018. This time he is handling the captaincy of the Indian team along with the defender. Harmanpreet has had an illustrious career in the field of hockey. He has captured titles like an Olympic bronze medal, Junior World Cup and Asia Cup.
Akashdeep Singh
Akashdeep Singh, an important and senior member of the hockey team, has played more than 200 hockey matches. Akash, who made his debut in hockey in the year 2012, has scored more than 80 goals so far. Fans fondly call Akashdeep Singh as Goal Machine. Please tell that this is going to be the third World Cup of Akashdeep Singh’s career. He also hit a hat-trick against a strong team like Australia some time ago.
Manpreet Singh
Indian field hockey player Manpreet Singh is a very important player of the team. Manpreet Singh captained the Indian team during the 2018 World Cup. This time he is not the captain, in such a situation, a very good game can be seen from his side. It was under the leadership of Manpreet Singh that the Indian team won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Manpreet Singh has a lot of experience in the midfield position. Manpreet Singh makes very crisp passes, due to which the Indian team will be able to play well on many occasions.
Mandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh plays in the forward. Mandeep Singh was named in the second highest goal scorer of the year 2022. He scored 13 goals in the entire year 2022. Due to his quickness, he is adept at deceiving the players of the opposition team and taking away the chance of penalty corners.
PR Sreejesh
The star goalkeeper of the Indian team PR Sreejesh is a very important player of the team. PR Sreejesh, who puts full effort in making the team win, is an expert in making the team win with high spirits.
