Junior Indian Hockey - men and women

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^^That’s not saffronisque; it maybe Leninisque though.

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^^That’s not saffronisque; it maybe Leninisque though.

That makes no sense!!

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^^Sorry; I failed in my attempt at humor. It’s all good. Thanks for your interest and prolific contributions to the forum. We always need new and enthusiastic reporters such as you in the forum to sustain it.

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^^Sorry; I failed in my attempt at humor. It’s all good. Thanks for your interest and prolific contributions to the forum. We always need new and enthusiastic reporters such as you in the forum to sustain it.

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Indian junior men’s, women’s hockey teams depart for 4-Nation Tournaments in Germany

The Indian teams will be seen in action against England, Spain, and hosts Germany. The tournament will be part of the preparations for the upcoming FIH Men’s Junior World Cup 2023, scheduled to be played in Malaysia from December 5 to 16 and the Women’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, slated to be played in Santiago, Chile, from November 29 to December 10.

In the absence of Uttam Singh, who is unable to travel due to an injury he sustained during the training camp, Vishnukant Singh will captain the junior men’s side while Sourabh Anand Kushwaha has been named as Uttam’s replacement in the squad, with Boby Singh Dhami remaining as vice-captain. Meanwhile, the junior women will be captained by Preeti and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal will be her deputy.

Speaking ahead of the team’s departure, junior men’s captain Vishnukant said: “We are really looking forward to this tour. Playing against quality sides in the lead-up to the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup will give us a good learning experience. “Having worked on our strengths and weaknesses over the past few months, we will aim to give our best in the tournament. Coming on the back of winning the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023, it will give us the confidence to play top European teams,” he said.

Meanwhile, junior women’s skipper Preeti said: “We have been doing intense training sessions. The preparations have been really good, and our previous performances will be a massive confidence booster for the players. We have FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 coming in December, so it will be a good time for us to implement and execute the strategies that we have been working on.”

Schedule of the Indian junior men’s team: Aug 18, India Vs Spain Aug 19, India vs Germany Aug 21, India vs England Schedule of the Indian junior women’s team: Aug 19, India Vs Germany Aug 20, India vs England Aug 22, India vs Spain

https://telanganatoday.com/indian-junio ... in-germany

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Indian junior men beats Spain by 6-2!!

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4 Nations Tournament: Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team Handed 1-3 Defeat by Germany in Dusseldorf

Germany began the match on a strong note with Hahn Marie scoring a goal in the ninth minute of the game after successfully converting a penalty corner to put India on the backfoot.

India increased the frequency of their attacks in an attempt to level the score but Germany doubled their lead with Carolin scoring a field goal. At the end of the third quarter, Germany were leading 2-0.

The third quarter was a goalless affair.

In the fourth quarter, the Indian team came out with a well-structured plan. They remained determined to equalise and switched their style of play to a counter-attacking strategy.

https://www.news18.com/sports/4-nations ... 42796.html

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Indian junior men’s hockey team scores 4-0 win over England

The Indian junior men’s hockey team scored a fluent 4-0 victory over England at the 4-Nations Tournament in Dusseldorf on Monday.

Rajinder Singh (13th), Amir Ali (33rd), Amandeep Lakra (41st) and Araijeet Singh Hundal (58th) were the goal scorers for India.

With 15 minutes left on the clock, England started showcasing urgency to find goals, but India defended deep and Araijeet added another goal at the stroke of the final whistle.

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Indian junior men’s hockey team scores 4-0 win over England

The Indian junior men’s hockey team scored a fluent 4-0 victory over England at the 4-Nations Tournament in Dusseldorf on Monday.

Rajinder Singh (13th), Amir Ali (33rd), Amandeep Lakra (41st) and Araijeet Singh Hundal (58th) were the goal scorers for India.

With 15 minutes left on the clock, England started showcasing urgency to find goals, but India defended deep and Araijeet added another goal at the stroke of the final whistle.

That's brutal blow to "angrej" hockey. We won one sided to qualify for final against Germany

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Lost the final 6-1 to Germany! Results at this level can be very unpredictable but still, this doesn't bode well for the JWC.

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Hockey, Junior Women’s Four Nations: India beat England 6-2 to finish third

https://scroll.in/field/1054777/hockey- ... nish-third

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So men finished second and women finished 3rd!!

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So now we have only sultan of johor cup, a major tournament before junior men world cup!!

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Bracing up for the World Cup in Chile, the Indian junior women's hockey team will be training and playing practice matches in neighbouring Argentina to get acclimatised to the conditions, head coach Tushar Khandker said on Thursday.


"We will have our training and practice matches in Argentina before heading to Chile, so that will help us in acclimatising to the conditions and setting the tempo for the Junior World Cup," Khandker said.

https://www.ptinews.com/news/sports/arg ... 86072.html

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Hockey India plans to have Lakra, Sunil in coaching set-up

After roping in PR Sreejesh as the new chief coach of the junior men's team, Hockey India (HI) now plans to include two more former India players in the coaching set-up. Defender Birendra Lakra and halfback SV Sunil are likely to join Sreejesh in the coaching group for the juniors. Both Lakra and Sunil had retired in 2021.

"Lakra has accepted our offer, but we are waiting for Sunil' s affirmative.", sources tell TOI

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/arti ... aign=cppst