India will kick-start their FIH Men's Hockey World Cup campaign against South Africa on Wednesday in a Pool C encounter.
South Africa are placed in Pool C which comprises of India, Belgium and Canada. They will kick-start their World Cup campaign against the hosts India on November 28
The Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 event will feature four pools comprising of four participating teams followed by a knock-out phase
South Africa will be playing India in a pool C encounter at the Kalinga Stadium on November 28
Four years ago, some Pakistani players had gone overboard with their celebrations after their semifinal win over India in the Champions Trophy
Indian hockey has been on the upswing in the last few years. Now, a home World Cup gives the national team a chance to go from unpredictable challengers to assured contenders
Rashid Mehmood had replaced Rizwan junior in the squad
Rupinder Pal has been ignored again after being dropped from the squad of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 last month
The 23-day camp will begin on Thursday at the Kalinga Stadium and the 34 campers will report to chief coach Harendra
The upcoming 14th edition of the FIH World Cup will be the third time that India will be hosting the prestigious competition after having played hosts in 1982 in Mumbai and in 2010 in New Delhi
The Final of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 between India and Pakistan has been forfeited due to bad weather conditions
India will play Pakistan in the final of Hero Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy on Sunday at 22:40 IST
The Indian team had earlier produced a flamboyant performance in their third match against Japan, blanking the latter by a massive 9-0 margin. Catch India vs Malaysia hockey match live updates here
When India and Japan last met in Asian Games 2018, India thrashed Japan 8-0 in league stages but eventually Japan won the Gold medal.
Defending champions India started the tournament with a runaway 11-0 victory against hosts Oman on Day 1. Catch India vs Pakistan LIVE match updates here
India Men's Hockey Team won the 2016 edition of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in Kuantan, Malaysia and going into the tournament as favourites
India beat Oman 7-0 in their last encounter during the Asian Games 2014
India will go into the tournament as the defending champions after they won the 2016 edition when they beat Pakistan 3-2 in the final in Kauntan, Malaysia
Skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad's brace went in vain as Malaysia made a valiant fight back in the second half to clinch the yellow metal
Sunil suffered the ligament injury on his left knee on October 4 during India's ongoing preparatory camp