The Indian men's hockey team's preparations for the Paris Olympics will continue with a crucial five-match Test series starting from Saturday, April 6 in Australia. Beating the Australians at home will not be an easy task, but India's head coach Craig Fulton said the team could focus on their strengths and show improvement in certain areas to help the hosts. I expect it to be an even tougher battle.
Live updates from the first game in Perth can be found below.
When is the game?
The matches are scheduled for April 6th, 7th (2pm IST), 10th, 12th (3pm IST) and 13th (2pm IST).
All matches will be played at Perth Hockey Stadium.
face to face
Australia is clearly in the lead. Since 2013, the two teams have met 43 times, with Australia winning 28 times and India winning eight times. There were seven ties between the two teams.
Indian representative
Goalkeeper: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera.
Defender: Harmanpreet Singh (C), Germanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Amir Ali.
Midfielder: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh (VC), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh.
forward: Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mohammed Raheel Moosheen, Bobby Singh Dhami, Araijeet Singh Hundal.
All matches of Australia's tour of India will be broadcast on Sports18-3 and Sports18-1 HD. The match will also be live streamed on Jio Cinema.
