India men's national field hockey team

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Nickname(s)Men in Blue, Bharat Army
Association
  • Hockey India (2008–present)
  • Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
ConfederationASHF (Asia)
Head CoachGraham Reid
Assistant coach(es)Gregg Clark
Piyush Dubey
ManagerShivendra Singh
CaptainManpreet Singh
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current3 Increase 1 (30 July 2021)[1]
Highest3 (30 July 2021)
Lowest12 (2007)
Olympic Games
Appearances21 (first in 1928)
Best resultGold Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances14 (first in 1971)
Best resultGold Champions (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances16 (first in 1958)
Best resultGold Champions (1966, 1998, 2014)
Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions (2003, 2007, 2017)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 8 1 3
World Cup 1 1 1
Asian Games 3 9 3
Asia Cup 3 5 1
World League 0 0 2
Champions Trophy 0 2 1
Asian Champions Trophy 3 1 1
Commonwealth Games 0 2 0
Total 18 21 12
Olympic Games
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Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Team
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Team
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1975 Kula Lumpur
Silver medal – second place 1973 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Barcelona
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Team
Silver medal – second place 1978 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta & Palembang Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chennai
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dhaka
Silver medal – second place 1982 Karachi
Silver medal – second place 1985 Dhaka
Silver medal – second place 1989 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ipoh
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Kuala Lumpur
Hockey World League
Bronze medal – third place 2014–15 Raipur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2016 London
Silver medal – second place 2018 Breda
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Amstelveen
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2011 Ordos
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kuantan
Gold medal – first place 2018 Muscat
Silver medal – second place 2012 Doha
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dhaka
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Team

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.[2] 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 World Cup in 1975. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won 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 the most goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team to ever win the Olympics without conceding a single goal in 1928 and 1956.

The men in blues are also one of the most successful team in Asia. They have won the Asian Games three times in the year 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 the 56 matches, the most by any team in the Asia Cup both in absolute and proportional terms. They are also the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy by 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[5] The Indian hockey team that won 3 successive Olympics title is often regarded as the greatest ever team.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17]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.[18]

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.[19] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.[20] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.[21]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.[22] 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.[23]

Resurgence (1998–2012)[]

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea.[24][25] 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.[26] India clinched the first and only 2003 Afro-Asian Games title by also defeating Pakistan in the final.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29]

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.[30] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.[31] 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.[32][33] India also finished runners-up in the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.[34]

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.[35][36][37][38][39][40] 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.[41][42]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.[43][44]

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[]

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

World Cup[]

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

Asian Games[]

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

Asia Cup[]

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

Asian Champions Trophy[]

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

Commonwealth Games[]

Commonwealth Games
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Semi-final Fourth Place 7 4 1 2 22 12
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia Group Stage 6th place 5 2 1 2 15 8
2010 India New Delhi, India Final Runners-up 6 3 1 2 19 22
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland Final Runners-up 6 4 0 2 19 15
2018 Australia 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[]

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

Other Tournaments[]

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[]

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

South Asian Games[]

South Asian Games
Year Host Position
1995 India Madras, India Champions
2006 Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Runners-up
2010 Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh Runners-up
2016 India Guwahati, India Runners-up
Total 1 Title

Defunct Competitions[]

World League[]

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

Champions Trophy[]

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

Champions Challenge[]

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

Hockey Series[]

Hockey Series
Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018-19 India Bhubaneshwar, India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 35 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 35 4

Afro-Asian Games[]

Year Host Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003 India Hyderabad, India Final Champions 5 5 0 0 23 11
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 23 11

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named on 26 November 2021 for the 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[45]

Caps updated as of 22 December 2021, after the match against Pakistan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
12 GK Krishan Pathak (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 24) 56 India Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
77 GK Suraj Karkera (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 26) 32 India Services Sports Control Board
4 DF Jarmanpreet Singh (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 25) 23 India Railway Sports Promotion Board
13 DF Harmanpreet Singh (Vice-captain) (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 26) 133 India BPCL
15 DF Nilam Sanjeep Xess (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 23) 18 India Hockey Odisha
22 DF Varun Kumar (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 26) 95 India BPCL
23 DF Gurinder Singh (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 27) 65 India Indian Oil Corporation
44 DF (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 22) 10 India Punjab National Bank
48 DF Dipsan Tirkey (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 (age 23) 29 India BPCL
7 MF Manpreet Singh (Captain) (1992-06-26) 26 June 1992 (age 29) 283 India Punjab Armed Police
8 MF Hardik Singh (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 23) 53 India Indian Oil Corporation
17 MF Sumit (1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 25) 79 India Hockey Haryana
21 MF Shamsher Singh (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 24) 19 India Punjab National Bank
25 MF Raj Kumar Pal (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 23) 10 India Air India Sports Promotion Board
27 MF Akashdeep Singh (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 27) 199 India Punjab Armed Police
28 MF (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 (age 27) 11 India Punjab and Sind Bank
2 FW Dilpreet Singh (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 22) 58 India India Oil Corporation
14 FW Lalit Upadhyay (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 28) 119 India Bharat Petroleum Corporation
71 FW Gursahibjit Singh (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 22) 25 India Railway Sports Promotion Board
99 FW Shilanand Lakra (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 22) 18 India BPCL

Support staff[]

  • Head coach: Graham Reid
  • Analytical coach: Gregg Clark[46]
  • Assistant coach: Shivendra Singh

Notable former players[]

  • Dhyan Chand
  • K. D. Singh
  • Kishan Lal
  • Jaipal Singh Munda
  • Richard Allen
  • Joseph Galibardy
  • Earnest Goodsir-Cullen
  • William Goodsir-Cullen
  • Peter Fernandes
  • Leslie Claudius
  • Raghbir Singh Bhola
  • Baboo Nimal
  • Hiranna M. Nimal
  • Prithipal Singh
  • Balbir Singh, Sr.
  • Udham Singh
  • Charanjit Singh
  • Shankar Lakshman
  • Jaman Lal Sharma
  • M. P. Ganesh
  • Ashok Kumar
  • Mohammed Shahid
  • Mohammed Riaz
  • Ajit Pal Singh
  • Balbir Singh Kullar
  • Merwyn Fernandes
  • Satbir Singh
  • Surjit Singh
  • B. P. Govinda
  • Zafar Iqbal
  • Marcellus Gomes
  • Jagbir Singh
  • Thoiba Singh
  • M. M. Somaya
  • Vasudevan Baskaran
  • Jalaluddin Rizvi
  • Pargat Singh
  • Dhanraj Pillay
  • Jude Menezes
  • Jugraj Singh
  • Viren Rasquinha
  • Ignace Tirkey
  • Adam Sinclair
  • Mukesh Kumar
  • Arjun Halappa
  • Len Aiyappa
  • Devesh Chauhan
  • Adrian D'Souza
  • Gagan Ajit Singh
  • Deepak Thakur
  • Prabhjot Singh
  • Bimal Lakra
  • Aslam Sher Khan
  • Ghulam Moinuddin Khanji
  • Baljit Singh Dhillon
  • Bharat Chettri
  • Harbinder Singh
  • Sandeep Singh
  • Sardar Singh
  • Dilip Tirkey
  • S. V. Sunil

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