India men's national field hockey team

The India men's national field hockey team[2] was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. 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 until losing in the 1960 gold medal final. India also won the 1975 World Cup. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see India women's national field hockey team.

NicknameMen in Blue; Bharat Army
AssociationHockey India
ConfederationASHF (Asia)
CoachGraham Reid
ManagerArjun Halappa
CaptainManpreet Singh
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 4 1 (1 March 2020)[1]
Highest4 (February 2020 – present)
Lowest12 (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1928)
Best result1st (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances16 (first in 1958)
Best result1st (1966, 1998, 2014)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1982)
Best result1st (2003, 2007, 2017)

After their gold medal win at the 1980 Olympics, the team's performance declined through the next three decades, with the team failing to win a medal at the Olympics or the World Cup. In 2016, the Indian men's team won its first ever silver medal in Champions Trophy and reached the knockout stage of the Olympics for the first time in 36 years. As of 2020, the team is ranked fourth in the world. From February 2018, the Government of Odisha has started sponsoring the Indian national field hockey team, both men and women team. In a first-of-its-kind association, the state has decided to support the India's field hockey team for next five years.[3]

Medals table
Indian Field hockey Team at 1932 Olympics
Indian Field hockey Team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Team India winning the FIH Series finals 2019
RankCompetitionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Olympics81211
2Sultan Azlan Shah Cup53715
3Asian Games39315
4Asia Cup3519
5Asian Hockey Champions Trophy3104
6South Asian Games1304
7Hockey Champions Challenge1124
8World Cup1113
9Afro-Asian Games1001
10Hockey Champions Trophy0213
11Commonwealth Games0202
12FIH Hockey World League0022
Totals (12 competitions)26281973

Tournament history

Summer Olympics
No Year Host Position Wins Draws Losses
11928Amsterdam, Netherlands500
21932Los Angeles, USA200
31936Berlin, Germany500
41948London, UK500
51952Helsinki, Finland300
61956Melbourne, Australia500
71960Rome, Italy501
81964Tokyo, Japan720
91968Mexico City, Mexico702
101972Munich, West Germany621
111976Montreal, Canada7th403
121980Moscow, USSR420
131984Los Angeles, USA5th511
141988Seoul, South Korea6th313
151992Barcelona, Spain7th304
161996Atlanta, USA8th223
172000Sydney, Australia7th322
182004Athens, Greece7th214
2008Beijing, ChinaDid not qualify
192012London, UK12th006
202016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8th213
212020Tokyo, JapanQualified
Totals761433

World Cup
No Year Host Position
11971Barcelona, Spain
21973Amstelveen, Netherlands
31975Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
41978Buenos Aires, Argentina6th
51982Bombay, India5th
61986London, UK12th
71990Lahore, Pakistan10th
81994Sydney, Australia5th
91998Utrecht, Netherlands9th
102002Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia10th
112006Mönchengladbach, Germany11th
122010New Delhi, India8th
132014The Hague, Netherlands9th
142018Bhubaneswar, India6th

World League
FIH Hockey World League
Year Round
India 2012–136th
India 2014–15
India 2016–17

Champions Trophy
No Year Host Position
11980Karachi, Pakistan5th
21982Amstelveen, Netherlands
31983Karachi, Pakistan4th
41985Perth, Australia6th
51986Karachi, Pakistan5th
61989Berlin, West Germany6th
71995Berlin, Germany5th
81996Madras, India4th
92002Cologne, Germany4th
102003Amstelveen, Netherlands4th
112004Lahore, Pakistan4th
122005Chennai, India5th
132012Melbourne, Australia4th
142014Bhubaneswar, India4th
152016London, UK
162018Breda, Netherlands

Commonwealth Games
No Year Host Position
11998Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4th
22006Melbourne, Australia6th
32010New Delhi, India
42014Glasgow, Scotland
52018Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia4th
62022Birmingham, England

Asian Games
yes Year Host Position
11958Tokyo, Japan
21962Jakarta, Indonesia
31966Bangkok, Thailand
41970Bangkok, Thailand
51974Tehran, Iran
61978Bangkok, Thailand
71982New Delhi, India
81986Seoul, South Korea
91990Beijing, China
101994Hiroshima, Japan
111998Bangkok, Thailand
122002Busan, South Korea
132006Doha, Qatar5th
142010Guangzhou, China
152014Incheon, South Korea
162018Jakarta, Indonesia
172022Hangzhou, China
182026Nagoya, Japan

Asia Cup
No Year Host Position
11982Karachi, Pakistan
21985Dhaka, Bangladesh
31989New Delhi, India
41994Hiroshima, Japan
51999Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
62003Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
72007Chennai, India
82009Kuantan, Malaysia5th
92013Ipoh, Malaysia
102017Dhaka, Bangladesh

Asian Champions Trophy
No Year Host Position
1 2011 Ordos, China
2 2012 Doha, Qatar
3 2013 Kakamigahara, Japan 5th
4 2016 Kuantan, Malaysia
5 2018 Muscat, Oman
6 2020 Dhaka, Bangladesh Qualified

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
No Year Host Position
1 1983 Malaysia
2 1985 Malaysia
3 1991 Malaysia
4 1995 Malaysia
5 1999 Malaysia 5th
6 2000 Malaysia
7 2001 Malaysia 5th
8 2004 Malaysia 7th
9 2005 Malaysia 5th
10 2006 Malaysia
11 2007 Malaysia
12 2008 Malaysia
13 2009 Malaysia
14 2010 Malaysia
15 2011 Malaysia 6th
16 2012 Malaysia
17 2013 Malaysia 5th
18 2015 Malaysia
19 2016 Malaysia
20 2017 Malaysia
21 2018 Malaysia 5th
22 2019 Malaysia

Champions Challenge
No Year Host Position
1 2001 Kuala Lumpur
2 2007 Boom
3 2009 Salta
4 2011 Johannesburg

Afro-Asian Games
No Year Host Position
1 2003 Hyderabad

South Asian Games
No Year Host Position
1 1995 Madras, India
2 2004 Islamabad, Pakistan
3 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 2016 Guwahati, India

Team
  • Caps as of 20 January 2020 as per FIH.

Current squad

Players who are part of the 32-member core squad announced in December 2019:[4]

No. Pos. Name Birthdate From Caps Latest call-up
2GKSuraj Karkera (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995Mumbai, Maharashtra262019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament
12GKKrishan Pathak (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997Kapurthala, Punjab442020 Hockey Pro League
16GKP. R. Sreejesh (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986Kochi, Kerala2302020 Hockey Pro League
3DFRupinder Pal Singh (1990-11-11) 11 November 1990Faridkot, Punjab2122020 Hockey Pro League
4DFJarmanpreet Singh (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996Amritsar, Punjab142019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament
5DFKothajit Khadangbam (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992Imphal East, Manipur2062020 Hockey Pro League
6DFSurender Kumar (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993Karnal, Haryana1292020 Hockey Pro League
13DFHarmanpreet Singh (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996Amritsar, Punjab1132020 Hockey Pro League
15DFNilam Sanjeep Xess (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998Bargarh, Odisha142019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament
23DFGurinder Singh (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995Ropar, Punjab562020 Hockey Pro League
26DFBirendra Lakra (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990Sundergarh, Odisha1932020 Hockey Pro League
30DFAmit Rohidas (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993Sundergarh, Odisha912020 Hockey Pro League
DFDipsan Tirkey (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998Sundergarh, Odisha242018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
7MFManpreet Singh (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992Jalandhar, Punjab2632020 Hockey Pro League
8MFHardik Singh (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998Jalandhar, Punjab332019 Olympic Qualifiers
17MFSumit (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996Sonipat, Haryana652020 Hockey Pro League
18MFNilakanta Sharma (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995Imphal East, Manipur552020 Hockey Pro League
25MFJaskaran Singh (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994Jalandhar, Punjab62019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament
29MFChinglensana Kangujam (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991Imphal East, Manipur2052020 Hockey Pro League
32MFVivek Prasad (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh562020 Hockey Pro League
69MFRajkumar Pal (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh0–
9FWGurjant Singh (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995Amritsar, Punjab432020 Hockey Pro League
10FWSimranjeet Singh (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996Batala, Punjab452019 Olympic Qualifiers
11FWMandeep Singh (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995Jalandhar, Punjab1552020 Hockey Pro League
14FWLalit Upadhyay (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh1022020 Hockey Pro League
21FWShamsher Singh (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997Amritsar, Punjab42019 Ready Steady Tokyo Tournament
24FWS. V. Sunil (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989Kodagu, Karnataka2632020 Hockey Pro League
27FWAkashdeep Singh (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994Tarn Taran, Punjab1932020 Hockey Pro League
31FWRamandeep Singh (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993Gurdaspur, Punjab1352019 Olympic Qualifiers
71FWGursahibjit Singh (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999Gurdaspur, Punjab172020 Hockey Pro League
FWDilpreet Singh (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999Amritsar, Punjab402018 World Cup
FWShilanand Lakra (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999Sundergarh, Odisha122019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Support staff

Notable former players

See also

References
  1. "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. "Hockey India". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. "Striker Dilpreet returns to senior fold, included in national hockey camp". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. "Ciriello roped in as analytical coach of Indian men's hockey team". The Times of India. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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