India on Tuesday introduced a 20-member squad for the Males’s Hockey World Cup, set to start on August 15 and go on until August 30. Harmanpreet Singh, ace drag-flicker and defender, who led India to Olympic bronze medal on the 2024 Paris Video games, will lead the aspect.
Defender Amandeep Lakra, midfielders Raj Kumar Pal and Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, and ahead Selvam Karthi had been the 4 gamers omitted from the 24-member Professional League squad as a result of event’s squad-size restrict.
Veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh, India’s most-capped participant, provides expertise to a squad mixing established stars with promising children. The goalkeeping division contains Mohith HS and Suraj Karkera, whereas the defensive unit options Jarmanpreet Singh, captain Harmanpreet, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit and Yashdeep Siwach.
The midfield can be led by Manpreet, Hardik Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad, alongside Nilakanta Sharma and children Rajinder Singh and Aditya Arjun Lalage. The ahead line consists of Mandeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh and Shilanand Lakra.
Prepared for the Largest Stage. 🇮🇳🏑
Right here’s the Indian Males’s Squad for the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026. 💙
Carrying the hopes of a nation, the squad is able to problem the world’s greatest and write a brand new chapter in Indian hockey. 🏆
Go properly, Group India! 💪… pic.twitter.com/fdN6OWKVoE
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 21, 2026
India are in Pool D alongside England, Pakistan and Wales, with all their group-stage matches scheduled to be performed in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. They may open their marketing campaign towards Wales on August 15 earlier than going through England on August 17 and arch-rivals Pakistan on August 19.
India completed ninth within the earlier version in 2023 and haven’t received any medal since claiming their lone title in Kuala Lumpur in 1975. They’d earlier secured bronze in Barcelona in 1971 and silver in Amsterdam in 1973.
Final month on the FIH Professional League, India received 4, drew 5 and misplaced seven matches to complete eighth amongst 9 groups, simply above Pakistan.
The Squad
Goalkeepers: Mohith HS and Suraj Karkera
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit and Yashdeep Siwach
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Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma and Vivek Sagar Prasad
Forwards: Dilpreet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh and Abhishek.
(With company inputs)
