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The Indian Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams have four matches remaining in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023-24. They will battle against Germany on the 1st and 8th of June and against Great Britain on the 2nd and 9th of June in a bid to end their campaign with as many points as possible.

After the Antwerp stage, the Women’s Team is placed 7th while the Men’s Team is 3rd in the points table. The Indian Men’s Hockey Team has now amassed 21 points from 12 matches. While their opponents Germany and Great Britain sit in 6th and 9th position respectively, having played only 4 matches in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 so far.

In the Antwerp stage, the Indian Men’s team started with a 2-2 (5-4) shootout win against Argentina, followed by a 1-4 loss to Belgium, and a 2-2 (1-3) shootout loss against Belgium before defeating Argentina in a thrilling match which ended 5-4, according to a release from Hockey India.

Reflecting on the team’s performance so far, skipper Harmanpreet Singh said that they played some intense matches against Argentina and Belgium in Antwerp, both in the same pool as us in the Paris 2024 Olympics. They played scintillating hockey in some moments while we struggled in a few others, but the team is constantly improving, he said. He further added that they also used this opportunity to give some match experience to the younger players in the squad and improve the overall chemistry.