Hockey India names 33-member senior core group for major tournaments this year
The HinduA few new faces were picked as Hockey India on Tuesday announced a 33-member men's senior core group to prepare for major international tournaments this year starting with the FIH Hockey Pro League next month. The core group has senior players like Tokyo Olympics bronze winners PR Sreejesh, captain Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Mandeep Singh and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay as well as youngsters such as Mandeep Mor, penalty corner specialist Jugraj Singh, strikers Abhishek and Sukhjeet Singh. Sanjay and Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, who were part of the men's junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar last December, have also been named in the core group. Speaking about the new core group for 2022, chief coach Graham Reid said, "We have used the last three weeks to have a look at the next layer of players in the country.