Indian hockey team ready to roll after savouring adulation for Tokyo Olympics bronze
Hindustan TimesThe Indian hockey team members were playing role models and mentors at the recent Junior Hockey World Cup. Indian hockey team ready to roll after savouring adulation for Tokyo Olympics bronze Now with the event having ended—India finished fourth among 16 teams after losing the bronze playoff to France—the Manpreet Singh-led senior squad have shifted focus on returning to action. It takes a deep and strong squad to build sustained success so players have to be given opportunities to perform,” said India chief coach Graham Reid, who was also in-charge of the junior World Cup team. They have been given the chance so that they can gain experience and show their game and abilities at the international level,” Manpreet, who was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna last month, said. In Dhaka, he can show how much he has improved since the last time he played for India.” Four months without competition could have left the players rusty and Manpreet is aware of that.