Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: May 03, 2023, 15:44 IST
Indian Hockey Team Captain Harmanpreet Singh (Twitter)
The Indian males’s hockey workforce captain Harmanpreet Singh stated they’re engaged on retaining themselves contemporary mentally and bodily forward of ‘back-to-back occasions’
India males’s hockey workforce captain Harmanpreet Singh on Wednesday stated the inclusion of yoga of their weekly routine had labored wonders as the traditional apply was serving to them focus higher and enhance flexibility.
“Since that is going to be a tricky yr with back-to-back occasions, we’re engaged on retaining ourselves contemporary mentally and bodily.
“Yoga has been added to our weekly routine and it has helped an ideal deal in channelising our focus and has performed a world of fine to our flexibility as properly,” said Harmanpreet, who is leading the goal-scorers’ chart in the ongoing FIH Pro League.
The Indian team is currently preparing for the European leg of the Pro League under newly-appointed chief coach Craig Fulton of South Africa.
“We had our first meeting with new chief coach Craig Fulton on Saturday morning. He brings great energy to every session and has a well-structured plan for us this year,” Harmanpreet stated.
“We have good momentum proper now, having performed properly within the dwelling video games of the Pro League. The concept is to enter the European leg with the identical confidence.”
India will play Belgium and Great Britain in the Pro League in London starting later this month before travelling to Eindhoven to face Argentina and hosts Netherlands in June.
After the Pro League, India will host the seventh edition of the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai from August 3 to 12, a precursor to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.
“It will be quite a thrilling experience not just for us but also for the spectators. I am hopeful all the hockey fans will turn up in big numbers again to watch us play against some of our top rivals in the Asian continent,” stated Harmanpreet.
“We could have 45 days to arrange for the Asian Champions Trophy after we return from the Pro League. Doing properly within the Asian Champions Trophy at dwelling will certainly set us up for present within the Asian Games,” the star drag-flicker said.
India won the Asian Champions Trophy in the inaugural edition in 2011 and then defeated Pakistan in the final to bag the title again in 2016.
In the following edition in 2018, India were joint winners with Pakistan after rain played spoilsport in Muscat.
In the last edition in 2021 in Dhaka, India bagged a bronze.
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