Asian Champions Trophy: India Takes On Korea, With A Focus On The Youngsters (preview).

Asian Champions Trophy: India takes on Korea, with a focus on the youngsters (preview).

Dhaka (Dec 13th, 2018) – Olympic bronze medallist India is set to return to action after their historic third place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.They will be taking on South Korea in this match of the 6th Asian Champions Trophy.India will defend the title that they shared with archrivals Pakistan, three times Asian Champions Trophy winner, in Muscat Oman.
India’s skipper Manpreet Singh will lead the new squad.Harmanpreet Singh will serve as Harmanpreet Singh’s deputy.The Indians are still favourites to win the title despite their new look.

 Asian Champions Trophy: India Takes On Korea, With A Focus On The Youngsters (pr-TeluguStop.com

This is based on recent performance, which includes the fourth place finish at the Men’s Junior World Cup held in Bhubaneswar this month.

India has won the prestigious tournament three times since it was first held in 2011.

Skipper Manpreet stressed that India must get off to a strong start in order to win another title.Korea is a strong team that can slow down our attacks.

We had drawn against Korea in the league stage at the Asia Cup 2017 in this exact venue.Hockey India released a statement saying that it was important to not get complacent with them.

This six-team event will feature three-time winner Pakistan and hosts Bangladesh.Asian Games gold medallist Japan, Malaysia, and Japan are also participating.

The semi-finals will be decided by the four top teams from each pool.

Manpreet spoke out about Team India’s importance to the tournament, saying, “The tournament was quite important for us because it is our first tournament since the Tokyo Olympics.We have begun a new cycle.He said that if we do well in the beginning, our confidence will rise.”

India is offering a number of youngsters a chance for the tournament.Manpreet explained why it was important for India to do well here.

The Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2021 gives youngsters a chance because many of them have not been able to compete in the Olympics.

He said, “The youth have worked hard for quite some time, so they’ve been given the chance to prove their worth.”

These youngsters will form part of the Indian team for the 2023 World Cup in Paris and the 2024 Paris World Cup in India.The seniors are getting older and so the selection committee will need to make a decision about their future in the squad.

Apart from the temperament of the newcomers in the squad, the focus will also be on the team’s fitness as the Indian players are playing their first event after Tokyo.

Speaking on the team’s fitness levels before the start of the tournament, Manpreet said: “We are in pretty good shape.We focused a lot on our fitness at the recent camp in Bhubaneswar.We are looking forward to seeing how the other Asian teams have shaped up over these past two years.

The tournament will be a good test for our squad,” he signed off.

After the opening match against Korea on Tuesday, India will take on hosts Bangladesh on Wednesday.Their third match will be against arch-rivals Pakistan on December 17 and on December 19, they take on Asian Games Champions Japan.

The semifinals will be played on December 21 followed by the Final on December 22.

In the previous edition of this event held in Muscat, Oman, India had jointly lifted the title along with Pakistan as the final was called off due to incessant rains.

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