The Indian hockey teams will aim to win silverware as they move to Birmingham to start their respective campaigns commencing on July 29th.
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The Commonwealth Games return to England as Birmingham plays host to the event after London in 1934 and Manchester in 2002. This edition is expected have 72 nations and around 6,600 athletes from all around the world. India will be sending a 322-member squad for Commonwealth Games.
Hockey has been part of the Commonwealth Games since 1998 and the Indian team will have a strong chance at winning silverware at the University of Birmingham. This includes the Men’s and Women’s hockey teams, who will be competing for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics 2020. While the Men’s team finished with a historic bronze, their counterparts narrowly missed out finishing in a decent 4th place.
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The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The Live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in United Kingdown, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
Match 1: India vs Ghana
Date: July 31, 2022 Timings: 8:30 pm IST
Match 2: England vs India
Date: August 1, 2022 Timings: 8:30 pm IST
Match 3: Canada vs India
Date: August 3, 2022 Timings: 6:30 pm IST
Match 3: India vs Wales
Date: August 4, 2022 Timings: 6:30 pm IST
The Indian women’s hockey team will face England, Canada, Ghana and Wales in Pool A. They begin their campaign on July 29th against Ghana.
Match 1: India vs Ghana
Date: July 29, 2022 Timings: 6:30 pm IST
Match 2: India vs Wales
Date: August 30, 2022 Timings: 11:30 pm IST
Match 3: India vs England
Date: August 2, 2022 Timings: 6:30 pm IST
Match 4: Canada vs India
Date: August 3, 2022 Timings: 3:30 pm IST
Match 4: India vs Wales
Date: August 4, 2022 Timings: 6:30 pm IST
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
Defenders: Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (c), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma.
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek.
Goalkeepers: Savita Punia (captain), Rajani Etimarpu
Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka (vice captain), Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita
Midfielders: Nisha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Neha, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Salima Tete
Forwards: Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi, Sangita Kumari
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