Hockey at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022: Full schedule, format, squads, venue, timings
The HinduHockey has been part of the Commonwealth Games since 1998 and will see teams battle for victory for over 60 minutes. India, on the other hand, has been one of the most consistent performers with the men’s team winning two silver medals and the women winning a gold and a silver medal. Indian men’s hockey squad Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak Defenders: Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek Chief coach: Graham Reid An 18-member Indian Women's #Hockey Team has been named for the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held at Birmingham.#Odisha's Deep Grace Ekka has retained her place in the team and has also been named the vice-captain. Best wishes 🙌 pic.twitter.com/0ogS6JdyhK — Odisha Sports June 23, 2022 Indian women’s hockey squad Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Rajani Etimarpu Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita Midfielders: Nisha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika Malik, Neha Goyal, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Salima Tete Forwards: Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi, Sangita Kumari Chief coach: Janneke Schopman Schedule, venue and timings Both the men’s and women’s teams will start their campaigns against Ghana, with the latter playing on July 29 and the former on July 31 respectively. Women’s hockey schedule for India July 29: India vs Ghana — 6:30 pm July 30: India vs Wales — 11:30 pm August 2: India vs England — 6:30 pm August 3: Canada vs India — 3:30 pm