The Asia Cup Hockey 2017 is just around the corner and Team India will be looking to take the opportunity to get into the groove before Hockey World Cup 2018. This tournament, which will be hosted in Dhaka, Bangladesh, will set the tone for the upcoming Hockey World League Final later this year to be held in India. Eight teams will go up against each other. The teams are divided into two pools and will play one game each against one another. The two teams qualifying from each pool will play in a single-legged round-robin format to ascertain the winners of the tournament. The winners will get a direct entry into the World Cup next year.
The major attraction will be Pool A as India will go up against arch-rivals Pakistan. India had beaten Pakistan by 7-1 in Hockey World League this year on the same day Pakistan Cricket Team and won the finals against the Indians in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Pool A
India vs Japan 2:30 pm IST, 11 October
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 5 pm IST, 11 October
Japan vs Pakistan 2:30 pm IST, 13 October
India vs Bangladesh 5:30 pm IST, 13 October
Japan vs Bangladesh 2:30 pm IST, 15 October
India vs Pakistan 5:30 pm IST, 15 October
Pool B
Malaysia vs China 2:30 PM IST, 12 October
South Korea vs Oman 5 PM IST, 12 October
China vs Oman 2:30 PM IST, 14 October
South Korea vs Malaysia 5 PM IST, 14 October
Malaysia vs Oman 2:30 PM IST, 16 October
China vs South Korea 5 PM IST, 16 October
As we r gearing up for the 10th #AsiaCup2017 to repeat history, do keep ur hurrahs flowing by tuning to Star Sports from tomorrow onwards pic.twitter.com/ccnm0YMaj3
— Manpreet Singh (@manpreetpawar07) October 10, 2017
India will start their campaign at the Hero #AsiaCup2017 with a match-up against Japan on 11th Oct.
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India Squad
Goalkeepers: Akash Chikte, Suraj Karkera
Defenders: Dipsan Tirkey, Kothajit Khadangbam, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar
Midfielders: SK Uthappa, Sardar Singh, Manpreet Singh (captain), Chinglensana Kangujam, Sumit
Forwards: S.V. Sunil (vice-captain), Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar, Gurjant Singh, Satbir Singh
Live telecast and live streaming:
India: Star Sports 2/HD; Hotstar
Malaysia: Astro Arena/HD ; Astro Go
Pakistan: PTV; PTV Sports Live
Japan: Tokyo
