Asian Champions Trophy News

The Indian Men's Hockey Team made a grand start to their campaign at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 with an astounding 7-2 win against China. It was raining goals with Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Sukhjeet Singh, Akashdeep Singh entering their name on the scoreboard.

Indian hockey coach Harendra Singh has stated that it is the most critical time for the Indian team and support staff before the World Cup as they start to work on the areas of weaknesses in the team. Recently, Indian team was declared joint winners of the Asian Champions Trophy along with Pakistan.

High-Performance Director of Hockey India David Ian John has stated that after beating weaker teams, the team rested on the laurels and the team’s defence slackened leading to a poor show in the Asian Games. Senior players are under heavy pressure to improve their performances or face the axe.