India men's national field hockey team

Nickname(s)	Men in Blue, Bharat Army
Association	Hockey India (2008–present); Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008);
Confederation	AHF (Asia)
Head Coach	Graham Reid
Assistant coach(es)	Gregg Clark
Manager	Shivendra Singh
Captain	Manpreet Singh
Most caps	Dilip Tirkey (412)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	4 (4 April 2022)[1]
First international
	New Zealand 2–5 India; (Christchurch, New Zealand; 26 June 1926)[2]
Biggest win
	India 26–0 Hong Kong; (Jakarta, Indonesia; 22 August 2018)[3]
Biggest defeat
	Australia 8–0 India; (New Delhi, India; 14 October 2010)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances	21 (first in 1928)
Best result	Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances	14 (first in 1971)
Best result	Champions (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances	16 (first in 1958)
Best result	Champions (1966, 1998, 2014)
Asia Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2007, 2017)
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Cup
Asian Games
Asia Cup
Hockey World League
Champions Trophy
Asian Champions Trophy
Commonwealth Games

The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international Field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India. The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation.[5] In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost. India also won the World Cup in 1975. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals - in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 matches played. They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal, having done so in 1928 and 1956.

The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in Asia. They have won the Asian Games three times - in 1966, 1998 and 2014. India came out on top in the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007 and in 2017. India has won 43 out of 56 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition. They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the competition three times - in 2011, 2016 and in 2018. In total, India has won 27 official international titles.

India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan, with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games and Asia Cup. India also have a unique record of beating Pakistan in the finals of all these tournaments.[6]

History

Golden years (1928–59)

India decided to send a team in 1928 Olympics after the formation of Indian Hockey Federation. India then went on to win the whole competition. In the group stage, India beat Austria 6–0, Belgium 9–0 and Switzerland 5–0 without conceding a single goal. They defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda.[7] India then went on to defend their title in 1932 Olympics with a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over USA, in that match Dhyan Chand hit 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years.[8] India went to the 1936 Olympics to win their 3rd straight title, this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, Hungary 4–0 and United States 7–0. In the Semi-finals they defeated France 10–0. The team went on to face Germany in the final. The match was won by India 8–1, it was the only goal India conceded in the whole competition and also remains the biggest winning margin in the final.[8] The Indian hockey team that won 3 successive Olympics title is often regarded as the greatest ever team.[9]

India vs Berlin XI in 1936.

The World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of the team that dominated the world hockey.[10] In the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games, a 8–0 win over Austria, Argentina 9–1 and Spain 2–0. In the final India went on to face Great Britain, it was the first time India faced them. Great British team has already won the gold medal in 1908 and 1920, so this match was billed as battle of Champions and eventually India won the match 4–0.[11] The result was a sweet one for India, which gained independence from Britain just a year ago. This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports.[12]

India went on to win 2 further gold medal at the Olympics in 1952 Olympics and 1956 Olympics, preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time.In 1952 Olympics quarter-finals India won against Austria 4–0, Great Britain 3–1 in Semi-final and thumped Netherlands by the score of 6–1.[13] The match is famous for the 5 goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr.,which is an Olympic record that still stands today. In the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey.[14] India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. India also defeated Japan 8–0, South Korea 2–1 and Malaysia 6–0. But Pakistan claimed gold medal in the Asian Games by better average. It was the first time India finished runners-up in an international competition.[15]

Last years of dominance (1960–80)

In the 1960 Olympics India started its campaign by winning against Denmark 10–0, and Netherlands 4–1, New Zealand 3–0. India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of 6 successive gold medals and 30 match unbeaten run.[16] Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the 1962 Asian Games. India returned strongly in 1964 Olympics by registering wins against Hong Kong, Belgium, Netherlands, Malaysia and Canada and drawing with Spain and Germany. In the Semi-finals India defeated Australia 3–1, and they won against Pakistan in the final to take their 7th gold medal at the games and also went on to clinch the gold medal in 1966 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan again.[17]

Indian team celebrating their 1–0 win over Pakistan in the 1973 World Cup semifinal.

In 1968 Olympics India started with a loss against New Zealand but won all of their remaining 6 matches against West Germany, Japan, Spain, Mexico, East Germany, Belgium but India went to a new low, for the first time as they were defeated in the semi-final by Australia and went on to play bronze medal match at the games but they successfully claimed the bronze medal by beating West Germany.[18] In 1972 Olympics also the result was same India started brightly by defeating Great Britain, Australia, Kenya, New Zealand and Mexico but drew with Netherlands and Poland. They were defeated in the semi-finals by Pakistan. In the Third-place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal.[19]

One year prior to the 1972 Olympics India won bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by virtue of a win over Kenya. In 1973 World Cup India defeated Pakistan in semi-finals, but lost to Netherlands in the final in penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 2–2 draw. But in the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan to claim their first title.[20]In the 1976 Olympics astro-turf hockey pitch was introduced, India struggled to maintain their dominance like they did on grass fields and for the first time ever returned home empty handed. The 1980 Olympics was held in Moscow, India started their campaign with an 18–0 win over Tanzania followed by a 2–2 draw with Poland and Spain and resounding win over Cuba by a margin of 13–0 and another win over Soviet Union by a scoreline of 4–2. India later won the gold medal for the record 8th time by defeating Spain in the final by a score of 4–3.[21]

Decline (1981–1997)

After the 1980 Olympics success India's performance declined and the following decades resulted in a lot of ups and downs for the national team. As the team failed to win any medal in the World cup or Olympics, but continued to be a top team in Asia and went on to win several medals in continental competitions.[22] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.[23] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.[24]India ended the 80s by winning bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup. Their only gold medal success in a big tournament came in the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[25] India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup but lost to South Korea in the final. But India later went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[26]

Resurgence (1998–2012)

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea.[27][28] The team finished 4th at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the 1999 Asia Cup.

India started the new millennium by winning the inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge beating South Africa in the final. In 2003 India won their first ever Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final.[29] India clinched the first and only 2003 Afro-Asian Games title by also defeating Pakistan in the final.[30] For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games, but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the 2007 Asia Cup. In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7–2.[31] It was in 2007 the team slumped to its lowest ever ranking of 12 in FIH World Rankings.India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.[32]

The next Asia Cup tournament in 2009 proved to be disastrous as the team finished 5th and failed to get any medals. The first time that happened. But the team regained momentum after winning the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and also became the joint winners in the 2010 edition. In the 2010 World Cup, which was hosted in India, and the team finished on 8th position. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was again hosted by India, the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0–8 by Australia in the final, the biggest defeat India ever suffered.[33] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.[34] In 2012 the team finished last at the Olympics as they lost all their matches, it was disappointing given the fact that they are the most successful team ever at the Olympics.[35][36] India also finished runners-up in the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.[37]

2013–present (Olympic Comeback)

After the disappointment in Olympics India played at the 2013 Asian Champions Trophy but could only finish at 5th place. The 2014 Asian Games became the turning point as the team defeated Pakistan to win their 3rd gold medal.[38][39][40][41][42][43] In 2014–15 Hockey World League India won the bronze medal by beating Netherlands. The team reached the finals of 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy but lost to Australia in penalty shootout. But bounced back by winning Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan and 2017 Asia Cup by defeating Malaysia.[44][45]The team also won bronze medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League by defeating Germany 2–1.

The 2018 Asian Games proved little disappointing as India was the defending champions as well as the favorites to win but was surprised by Malaysia in semi-final. They later won bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1. The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series. India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands.

Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years.[46][47]

Gallery

Match of the Indian team at 1928 Olympics
Match of India against United States at the 1932 Olympics
The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics
India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 final
Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics
Indian hockey team in early 2000s
India after winning FIH Hockey Series
Indian field hockey team in 2010s

Competitive Record

Summer Olympics

[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics\|Summer Olympics]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	29	0
1932	Los Angeles, USA	Group Stage	Champions	2	2	0	0	35	2
1936	Berlin, Germany	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	38	1
1948	London, UK	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	25	2
1952	Helsinki, Finland	Final	Champions	3	3	0	0	13	2
1956	Melbourne, Australia	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	38	0
1960	Rome, Italy	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	19	2
1964	Tokyo, Japan	Final	Champions	9	7	2	0	22	5
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	Semi-final	Third place	9	7	0	2	23	7
1972	Munich, West Germany	Semi-final	Third place	9	6	2	1	27	11
1976	Montreal, Canada	Group Stage	7th place	8	4	1	3	17	13
1980	Moscow, USSR	Final	Champions	6	4	2	0	43	9
1984	Los Angeles, USA	Group Stage	5th place	7	5	1	1	20	11
1988	Seoul, South Korea	Group Stage	6th place	7	2	2	3	16	15
1992	Barcelona, Spain	Group Stage	7th place	7	3	0	4	7	12
1996	Atlanta, USA	Group Stage	8th place	7	2	3	2	14	10
2000	Sydney, Australia	Group Stage	7th place	7	3	2	2	13	10
2004	Athens, Greece	Group Stage	7th place	7	2	1	4	16	18
2012	London, UK	Group Stage	12th place	6	0	0	6	8	21
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Quarter-final	8th place	6	2	1	3	10	12
2020	Tokyo, Japan	Semi-final	Third Place	8	6	0	2	25	23
	Total		8 Titles	134	83	17	34	458	186

World Cup

[[Men's FIH Hockey World Cup\|World Cup]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1971	Barcelona, Spain	Semi-final	Third place	6	5	0	1	8	3
1973	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Final	Runners-up	7	4	3	0	15	3
1975	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Final	Champions	7	5	1	1	19	8
1978	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Group Stage	6th place	8	4	1	3	11	16
1982	Bombay, India	Group Stage	5th place	7	5	0	2	29	15
1986	London, UK	Group Stage	12th place	7	1	1	5	8	16
1990	Lahore, Pakistan	Group Stage	10th place	7	1	1	5	12	18
1994	Sydney, Australia	Group Stage	5th place	7	3	2	2	14	12
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	Group Stage	9th place	7	3	0	4	13	19
2002	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Group Stage	10th place	9	3	1	5	22	17
2006	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Group Stage	11th place	7	1	1	5	10	18
2010	New Delhi, India	Group Stage	8th place	6	1	1	4	15	21
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	Group Stage	9th place	6	2	1	3	10	12
2018	Bhubaneswar, India	Quarter-final	6th place	4	2	1	1	13	5
	Total		1 Title	95	40	14	41	199	183

Asian Games

[[Field hockey at the Asian Games\|Asian Games]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1958	Tokyo, Japan	Group Stage	Runners-up	4	3	1	0	16	1
1962	Jakarta, Indonesia	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	19	2
1966	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	0
1970	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	16	1
1974	Tehran, Iran	Group Stage	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	25	3
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	18	5
1982	New Delhi, India	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	45	10
1986	Seoul, South Korea	Semi-final	Third place	6	4	1	1	30	6
1990	Beijing, China	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	22	3
1994	Hiroshima, Japan	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	10	4
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Champions	6	5	1	0	24	4
2002	Busan, South Korea	Final	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	16	9
2006	Doha, Qatar	Group Stage	5th place	6	4	1	1	34	5
2010	Guangzhou, China	Semi-final	Third place	6	5	0	1	26	8
2014	Incheon, South Korea	Final	Champions	6	4	1	1	20	3
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	Semi-final	Third place	7	6	1	0	80	6
2022	Hangzhou, China	Qualified
	Total		3 Titles	89	69	8	12	409	70

Asia Cup

[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup\|Asia Cup]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	Karachi, Pakistan	Group Stage	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	40	4
1985	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	33	7
1989	New Delhi, India	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	15	2
1994	Hiroshima, Japan	Final	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	15	7
1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Semi-final	Third place	5	3	1	1	17	9
2003	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Final	Champions	5	4	0	1	25	9
2007	Chennai, India	Final	Champions	7	7	0	0	57	5
2009	Kuantan, Malaysia	Group Stage	5th place	4	2	1	1	20	7
2013	Ipoh, Malaysia	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	24	5
2017	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Final	Champions	7	6	1	0	28	6
2022	Jakarta, Indonesia	Qualified
	Total		3 Titles	56	43	5	8	274	61

Asian Champions Trophy

[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy\|Asian Champions Trophy]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Ordos, China	Final	Champions	6	2	4	0	15	8
2012	Doha, Qatar	Final	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	27	12
2013	Kakamigahara, Japan	Group Stage	5th place	6	3	0	3	18	13
2016	Kuantan, Malaysia	Final	Champions	7	5	2	0	30	10
2018	Muscat, Oman	Final	Champions	6	5	1	0	30	4
2021	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Semi-final	Third place	6	4	1	1	27	11
	Total		3 Titles	37	23	8	6	147	58

Commonwealth Games

[[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games\|Commonwealth Games]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Semi-final	Fourth Place	7	4	1	2	22	12
2006	Melbourne, Australia	Group Stage	6th place	5	2	1	2	15	8
2010	New Delhi, India	Final	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	19	22
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	Final	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	19	15
2018	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	Semi-final	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	15	14
	Total		Runners-up	30	16	4	10	90	71

Pro League

[[Men's FIH Pro League\|Pro League]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2020-21	N/A	Group Stage	Fourth Place	8	3	3	2	22	17
Total			Fourth place	8	3	3	2	22	17

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

[[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup\|Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]
Year	Host	Position
1983	Malaysia	Third Place
1985	Malaysia	Champions
1991	Malaysia	Champions
1995	Malaysia	Champions
2000	Malaysia	Third place
2001	Malaysia	5th place
2004	Malaysia	7th place
2005	Malaysia	5th place
2006	Malaysia	Third place
2007	Malaysia	Third place
2008	Malaysia	Runners-up
2009	Malaysia	Champions
2010	Malaysia	Champions
2011	Malaysia	6th place
2012	Malaysia	Third place
2013	Malaysia	5th place
2015	Malaysia	Third place
2016	Malaysia	Runners-up
2017	Malaysia	Third place
2018	Malaysia	5th place
2019	Malaysia	Runners-up
	Total	5 Titles

South Asian Games

[[Field hockey at the South Asian Games\|South Asian Games]]
Year	Host	Position
1995	Madras, India	Champions
2006	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Runners-up
2010	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Runners-up
2016	Guwahati, India	Runners-up
	Total	1 Title

World League

[[Men's FIH Hockey World League\|Hockey World League]]
Year	Host	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2012–13	New Delhi, India	6th place	10	1	4	5	22	33
2014–15	Raipur, India	Third place	13	4	3	6	23	35
2016–17	Bhubaneswar, India	Third place	13	5	2	6	33	23
Total		Third place	36	10	9	17	78	91

Champions Trophy

[[Men's Hockey Champions Trophy\|Champions Trophy]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1980	Karachi, Pakistan	Group Stage	5th place	6	1	3	2	16	17
1982	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Group Stage	Third place	5	3	0	2	16	20
1983	Karachi, Pakistan	Group Stage	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	8	9
1985	Perth, Australia	Group Stage	6th place	5	1	1	3	9	15
1986	Karachi, Pakistan	Group Stage	5th place	5	2	0	3	6	10
1989	Berlin, West Germany	Group Stage	6th place	5	1	0	4	7	12
1995	Berlin, Germany	Group Stage	5th place	6	0	3	3	7	13
1996	Madras, India	Group Stage	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	10	12
2002	Cologne, Germany	Group Stage	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	16	18
2003	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Group Stage	Fourth place	6	2	0	4	19	22
2004	Lahore, Pakistan	Group Stage	Fourth place	6	1	1	4	11	16
2005	Chennai, India	Group Stage	6th place	6	1	0	5	9	15
2012	Melbourne, Australia	Semi-final	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	12	12
2014	Bhubaneswar, India	Semi-final	Fourth place	6	2	0	4	13	15
2016	London, UK	Final	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	10	11
2018	Breda, Netherlands	Final	Runners- up	6	2	3	1	11	7
	Total		Runners-up	91	27	16	48	180	224

Champions Challenge

[[Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I\|Champions Challenge]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2001	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Final	Champions	6	4	1	1	11	6
2007	Boom, Belgium	Semi-final	Third place	6	4	0	2	16	13
2009	Salta, Argentina	Semi-final	Third place	5	3	1	1	16	13
2011	Johannesburg, South Africa	Final	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	29	17
	Total		1 Title	23	15	3	5	72	49

Hockey Series

[[2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals\|Hockey Series]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018-19	Bhubaneshwar, India	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	35	4
	Total		1 Title	5	5	0	0	35	4

Afro-Asian Games

[[Field hockey at the Afro-Asian Games\|Afro-Asian Games]]
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Hyderabad, India	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	23	11
	Total		1 Title	5	5	0	0	23	11

Results and fixtures

2021

10 April 2021 2020–21 FIH Pro League	Argentina	2–2 (2–3 p)	India	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00	Ferreiro 28', 30'	Report	Harmanpreet 21', 60'	Stadium: CeNARD
	Penalties
	Keenan Martínez Vila Ferreiro Ortiz		Harmanpreet Lalit Rupinder Shamsher Dilpreet

11 April 2021 2020–21 FIH Pro League	Argentina	0–3	India	Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00		Report	Harmanpreet 11' Lalit 25' Mandeep 58'	Stadium: CeNARD

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 2020 Summer Olympics	New Zealand	2–3	India	Tokyo, Japan
10:00	Russell 6' Jenness 43'	Report	Rupinder 10' Harmanpreet 26', 33'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 2020 Summer Olympics	India	1–7	Australia	Tokyo, Japan
18:30	Dilpreet 34'	Report	Beale 10' Hayward 21' Ogilvie 23' Beltz 26' Govers 40', 42' Brand 51'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 2020 Summer Olympics	India	3–0	Spain	Tokyo, Japan
10:00	Simranjeet 14' Rupinder 15', 51'	Report		Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 2020 Summer Olympics	India	3–1	Argentina	Tokyo, Japan
09:30	Varun 43' Vivek 58' Harmanpreet 59'	Report	Casella 48'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 2020 Summer Olympics	Japan	3–5	India	Tokyo, Japan
18:30	Ke. Tanaka 19' Watanabe 33' Murata 59'	Report	Harmanpreet 13' Gurjant 17', 56' Shamsher 34' Nilakanta 51'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 2020 Summer Olympics	India	3–1	Great Britain	Tokyo, Japan
21:00	Dilpreet 7' Gurjant 16' Hardik 57'	Report	Ward 45'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 2020 Summer Olympics	India	2–5	Belgium	Tokyo, Japan
10:30	Harmanpreet 7' Mandeep 8'	Report	Luypaert 2' Hendrickx 19', 49', 53' Dohmen 60'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 2020 Summer Olympics	Germany	4–5	India	Tokyo, Japan
10:30	Oruz 2' Wellen 24' Fürk 25' Windfeder 48'	Report	Simranjeet 17', 34' Hardik 27' Harmanpreet 29' Rupinder 31'	Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

14 December 2021 2021 Asian Champions Trophy	South Korea	2–2	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:30	Jang Jong-hyun 42' Kim Sung-hyun 46'	Report	Lalit 3' Harmanpreet 33'	Stadium: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium

15 December 2021 2021 Asian Champions Trophy	India	9–0	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:30	Dilpreet 12', 22', 44' Lalit 29' Jarmanpreet 31', 43' Akashdeep 54' Mandeep 55' Harmanpreet 57'	Report		Stadium: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium

17 December 2021 2021 Asian Champions Trophy	India	3–1	Pakistan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:30	Harmanpreet 9', 53' Akashdeep 42'	Report	Manzoor 45'	Stadium: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium

19 December 2021 2021 Asian Champions Trophy	India	6–0	Japan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:30	Harmanpreet 10', 53' Dilpreet 23' Jarmanpreet 34' Sumit 46' Shamsher 54'	Report		Stadium: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium

21 December 2021 2021 Asian Champions Trophy	India	3–5	Japan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00	Dilpreet 17' Harmanpreet 53' Hardik 59'	Report	Yamada 1' Fujishima 2' Kirishita 29' Kawabe 35' Ooka 41'	Stadium: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium

22 December 2021 2021 Asian Champions Trophy	Pakistan	3–4	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:30	Afraz 10' Rana 33' Shakeel 57'	Report	Harmanpreet 2' Sumit 45' Varun 54' Akashdeep 57'	Stadium: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium

2022

8 February 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	France	0–5	India	Potchefstroom, South Africa
18:00		Report	Harmanpreet 21' Varun 24' Shamsher 28' Mandeep 32' Akashdeep 41'	Stadium: NWU Astro

9 February 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	South Africa	2–10	India	Potchefstroom, South Africa
18:00	Bell 44' Pautz 45'	Report	Harmanpreet 2' Jugraj 4', 6', 23' Abhishek 12' Gursahibjit 24', 36' Dilpreet 25', 58' Mandeep 27'	Stadium: NWU Astro

12 February 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	France	5–2	India	Potchefstroom, South Africa
18:00	Charlet 16', 59' Lockwood 35' Masson 48' T. Clément 60'	Report	Jarmanpreet 22' Harmanpreet 57'	Stadium: NWU Astro

13 February 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	South Africa	2–10	India	Potchefstroom, South Africa
18:00	Bell 12' Beauchamp 53'	Report	Varun 15' Shilanand 27', 48' Mandeep 28' Harmanpreet 13', 52', 60', 60' Sumit 45' Shamsher 56'	Stadium: NWU Astro

26 February 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	5–4	Spain	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Harmanpreet 15', 60' Shilanand 41' Shamsher 43' Varun 55'	Report	Pa. Cunill 14' Miralles 20', 23', 40'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

27 February 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	3–5	Spain	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Abhishek 6' Harmanpreet 27' Sukhjeet 51'	Report	Pa. Cunill 14', 24' Tarrés 14' Pe. Cunill 54' Miralles 59'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

19 March 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	2–2 (1–3 p)	Argentina	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Gurjant 38' Mandeep 60'	Report	Acosta 45' Keenan 52'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
	Penalties
	Harmanpreet Abhishek Gurjant Sukhjeet		Keenan Domene Toscani Ferreiro

20 March 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	4–3	Argentina	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Hardik 17' Jugraj 20', 52' Mandeep 60'	Report	Della Torre 40' Domene 51' Ferreiro 56'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

2 April 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	3–3 (3–2 p)	England	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Abhishek 14' Shamsher 27' Harmanpreet 52'	Report	Bandurak 8', 28' Ward 60'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
	Penalties
	Harmanpreet Shamsher Raj Abhishek Vivek Harmanpreet Abhishek		Ansell Griffiths Sorsby Albery Goodfield Griffiths Ansell

3 April 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	4–3	England	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Manpreet 15+' Harmanpreet 26', 26', 43'	Report	Sanford 7' Condon 39' Ward	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

14 April 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	3–0	Germany	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Harmanpreet 18', 28' Abhishek 44'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

15 April 2022 2021–22 FIH Pro League	India	3–1	Germany	Bhubaneswar, India
19:30	Sukhjeet 19' Varun 41' Abhishek 54'	Report	Boeckel 45'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were named on 11 April 2022 for the FIH Pro League matches against Germany in Bhubaneswar, India on 14 and 15 April 2022.[48]

Caps updated as of 15 April 2022, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	GK	Krishan Pathak	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997	66	0	Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
16	GK	P. R. Sreejesh	(1988-05-08) 8 May 1988	256	0	General Education

4	DF	Jarmanpreet Singh	(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996	33	5	Railway Sports Promotion Board
6	DF	Surender Kumar	(1993-11-23) 23 November 1993	155	4	Food Corporation of India
13	DF	Harmanpreet Singh (Vice-captain)	(1996-01-06) 6 January 1996	145	104	BPCL
22	DF	Varun Kumar	(1995-07-25) 25 July 1995	105	28	BPCL
23	DF	Gurinder Singh	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995	67	1	Indian Oil Corporation
30	DF	Amit Rohidas (Captain)	(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993	114	17	Railway Sports Promotion Board
80	DF	Jugraj Singh	(1996-12-11) 11 December 1996	9	5	Services Sports Control Board

7	MF	Manpreet Singh	(1992-06-26) 26 June 1992	295	23	Punjab Armed Police
8	MF	Hardik Singh	(1998-09-23) 23 September 1998	65	5	Indian Oil Corporation
18	MF	Nilakanta Sharma	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995	76	12	Railway Sports Promotion Board
21	MF	Shamsher Singh	(1997-07-29) 29 July 1997	29	7	Punjab National Bank
29	MF	Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh	(2001-08-03) 3 August 2001	3	0	Manipur Hockey
32	MF	Vivek Prasad	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000	81	16	BPCL

2	FW	Dilpreet Singh	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999	63	27	India Oil Corporation
11	FW	Mandeep Singh	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995	175	88	ONGC
14	FW	Lalit Upadhyay	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993	124	29	Bharat Petroleum Corporation
27	FW	Akashdeep Singh	(1994-12-02) 2 December 1994	206	78	Punjab Armed Police
34	FW	Sukhjeet Singh	(1996-12-05) 5 December 1996	5	2	Punjab National Bank
50	FW	Abhishek	(1999-08-15) 15 August 1999	10	5	Punjab National Bank
99	FW	Shilanand Lakra	(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999	28	6	BPCL

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Suraj Karkera	(1995-10-14) 14 October 1995	34	0	Services Sports Control Board	v. Spain, 27 February 2022

DF	Nilam Sanjeep Xess	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998	20	2	Hockey Odisha	v. England, 3 April 2022
DF	Mandeep Mor	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999	12	1	Punjab National Bank	v. Spain, 27 February 2022
DF	Dipsan Tirkey	(1998-10-15) 15 October 1998	30	0	BPCL	v. Spain, 26 February 2022
DF	Rupinder Pal Singh	(1990-11-11) 11 November 1990	223	119	Indian Overseas Bank	2020 Summer Olympics
DF	Birendra Lakra	(1990-02-03) 3 February 1990	201	10	BPCL	2020 Summer Olympics

MF	Sumit	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996	84	6	Hockey Haryana	v. England, 2 April 2022
MF	Jaskaran Singh	(1994-01-27) 27 January 1994	14	0	Punjab and Sind Bank	v. England, 2 April 2022
MF	Raj Kumar Pal	(1998-05-01) 1 May 1998	11	2	Air India Sports Promotion Board	v. England, 2 April 2022

FW	Gurjant Singh	(1995-01-26) 26 January 1995	57	19	ONGC	v. England, 3 April 2022
FW	Gursahibjit Singh	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999	28	8	Railway Sports Promotion Board	v. England, 2 April 2022
FW	Simranjeet Singh	(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996	52	16	Indian Oil Corporation	2020 Summer Olympics

Support staff

Head coach: Graham Reid
Analytical coach: Gregg Clark[49]
Assistant coach: Shivendra Singh

Notable former players

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[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[2] "The Indian Army hockey tour of New Zealand 1926". Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[3] "Before 26-0: Indian hockey team's biggest wins before Hong Kong rout". 22 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[4] "Memories of India's 0-8 defeat to Australia in the 2010 Commonwealth Games final". Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[5] "Hockey India". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[6] "India vs Pakistan: Hockey's greatest rivalry in numbers". Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[7] "Reliving Indian hockey's glory days: On this day in 1928, India won its first Olympic gold". The News Minute. 26 May 2017.

[auto-8] "1932 Olympics games: India's dominance continues". The Hindu. 7 July 2012.

[9] "Barefoot and without a tooth, Dhyan Chand's magic took centrestage at Berlin 1936". Olympic Channel.

[10] Roos, Dave. "When World Events Disrupted the Olympics". HISTORY.

[11] "For independent India, how hockey made a new beginning at 1948 London Olympics". Olympic Channel.

[12] "1948 olympics games: 'Success that day tasted the best': 72nd anniversary of independent India's first Olympic gold | Hockey News–Times of India". The Times of India.

[13] "When the Helsinki sun shone brightly on Indian hockey team at 1952 Olympics". Olympic Channel.

[14] "Melbourne 1956: Indian hockey's record breakers earn sixth Olympic gold". Olympic Channel.

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[17] "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com.

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[21] "When the Indian hockey team regained its lost glory at 1980 Moscow Olympics". Olympic Channel.

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