Group’s new chief coach Craig Fulton expressed confidence within the squad picked for the match to be performed on the Main Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, including that enjoying in entrance of residence followers provides to the thrill.
“Everybody desires the group to do nicely. So we need to win. There are numerous expectations from the group,” Fulton instructed ANI.
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“It is at all times superior to play a house match. (However) The time between the 2 tournaments is not supreme; it is principally three days, however numerous preparation has gone into it…We’re actually pleased to be right here to play and sit up for the primary recreation,” he added.
Serving because the preparatory match for the big-ticket Asian Video games in September-October, India will tackle South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China within the round-robin stage.
India open their marketing campaign towards China on August 3, and the much-awaited India vs Pakistan match is scheduled for August 9.
The Indian squad is led by drag-flicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh, with midfielder Hardik Singh as his deputy.
(With ANI inputs)
