Having lost both their opening matches against England, Spain will look to register their first wins of the Pro League season when they take on the home side.

The 26-year-old from Attari, Amritsar made his International debut during the FIH Hockey Pro League matches in South Africa last week.

Harmanpreet Singh, a drag-flicker, was India's standout performer, converting both penalty corners and scoring a brace for the team.

After a thumping win against Bangladesh and a draw in the opening match against South Korea, India made a confident start.

While Manpreet Singh will captain the team, star dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh has been named vice-captain for the tournament.

Hockey India (HI) released a statement that also said that their priority is the Asian Games next year, which will be an Olympic qualifier.

The Arjuna Award winner made his international debut in 2007 at the Asia Cup, which India won after defeating Pakistan in the final.

Rupinder Pal Singh was one of the greatest players to have played for the India men's hockey team for a decade.

The national side defeated Germany 5-4 in the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match on 05 August to end a 41-year Olympic medal drought.

Prasad was a member of the historic India men's hockey team that won the bronze medal in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics.