Indian men's hockey team reaches third spot in latest FIH rankings

India currently has 2771.35 points and went ahead of England who have 2763.50 points. The Netherlands holds the top spot with 3095.90 points, followed by Belgium at 2917.87 points. Lastly, Germany makes the top-5 in the world. 

This is only the second time in recent years that Team India has reached the third spot in rankings, with the other instance being post the bronze-winning effort at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Meanwhile, this time the ranking has come after beating Malaysia 4-3 on Saturday to win the ACT title. 

Now the next assignment for the men's team will be at the Asian Games in Hangzhou from September 23. On the other hand, the Indian women's hockey team remained static at the eighth position in the latest rankings. The Netherlands tops the women's division too, with 3402.86 points, followed by Australia and Argentina.