Hockey World Cup 2023: India start their campaign with bang, defeat Spain in opening match
India TV NewsIndia have started their FIH Hockey world Cup campaign on a high note by defeating Spain in the opening match on Friday. Even though Spain initially had the upper had with a possession percentage better than India initially, Team India soon took the charge and turned the tables by ending the game 2-0. Hardik Singh converted the second goal for India in the second quarter putting his team in a strong position to win. Line-ups for the opening match: Team India - Playing XI: PR Sreejesh, Surender Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sukhjeet Singh Substitutes: Jarmanpreet Singh, Abhishek, Krishan Pathak, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Nilakanta Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad Team Spain - Playing XI: Adrian Rafi, Marc Miralles, Alejandro Alonso, Xavier Gispert, Enrique Gonzalez, Alvaro Iglesias, Jordi Bonastre, Pepe Cunill, Joaquin Menini, Ignacio Rodriguez, Borja Lacalle Substitutes: Mario Garin, Marc Recasens, Marc Reyne, Pau Cunill, Marc Vizcaino, Cesar Curiel, Gerard Clapes