Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup: The thirteenth version of Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup kick-off on December 5 as 16 groups will give it their all within the 12-day occasion. The match is being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Indian junior crew is coming off a profitable marketing campaign on the Junior Hockey Asia Cup 2023, the place it received the title after defeating Pakistan within the closing.
Uttam Singh, who was named the rising participant of the match on the Senior Asia Cup 2022, would be the captain of the Indian U-21 crew within the match. Mohith HS and Ranvijay Singh Yadav are named as the 2 goalkeepers for the Men in Blue. Araijeet Singh Hundal, who scored one of many two targets in India’s win on the Junior Asia Cup hockey closing, will lead the attacking division.
India’s Pools and schedule
India have been drawn in Pool C of the match alongside Canada, South Korea and Spain. The Indian crew shall be led by Uttam Singh, who was the rising participant of the match on the Senior Asia Cup 2022.
India ranked World No.3, will open their marketing campaign towards World No.11 South Korea on Tuesday, December 5. They will then tackle the No.6 aspect Spain on Thursday. India’s closing Pool recreation shall be towards 14th-ranked Canada on Saturday, 9 December.
Tournament format
16 groups have been divided into 4 Pools of 4 groups every. All the groups will play towards the groups from their very own pool as soon as. The high two groups from every group will qualify for the quarterfinals, whereas the remainder eight groups will play within the Classification spherical.
The quarterfinals are scheduled to be held on December 12. The semifinals will happen on December 14. The Bronze medal match and the Gold medal recreation shall be performed on December 16.
Live streaming in India
Fans in India can catch the motion live from the consolation of their houses. The live telecast of the match shall be carried out on Sports 18 and the web streaming shall be accessible on Jio Cinema.
India’s schedule:
December 5, Tuesday: India vs Korea – 3:30 PM
December 7, Thursday: Spain vs India – 5:30 PM
December 9, Saturday: India vs Canada – 7:30 PM
India’s squad:
Goalkeepers: Mohith HS, Ranvijay Singh Yadav
Defenders: Sukhvinder, Amandeep Lakra, Rohit, Sunil JoJo, Amir Ali
Midfielders: Vishnukant Singh, Poovanna CB, Rajinder Singh, Amandeep, Aditya Singh
Forwards: Uttam Singh (captain), Aditya Lalage, Araijeet Singh Hundal (vice-captain), Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Sudeep Chirmako, Boby Singh Dham
