The games will take place over the weekend of March 12th and 13th at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
Japan were devastating on the counter-attacks against India in the last four clash, as they set-up a final date with South Korea. India will play Pakistan for third place.
After a thumping win against Bangladesh and a draw in the opening match against South Korea, India made a confident start.
The Arjuna Award winner made his international debut in 2007 at the Asia Cup, which India won after defeating Pakistan in the final.
Indian men's hockey team beat Spain 3-0 in their third Pool A match courtesy of Simranjeet Singh's opening goal and Rupinder Pal Singh's brace.
The Mexico 1968 Olympics marked the first major step in the shift in power with regard to the fortunes of the Indian hockey team.
Indian athletes have won 28 medals, all at the Summer Games. For the larger period of the 20th century, India showed pure dominance when it came to hockey at the Olympics.
Several members of the Tokyo-bound men’s hockey squad, including Mandeep Singh, vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Nilkanata Sharma and Sumit were part of the 2016 Ju...