The Indian team will begin its campaign against Spain on January 13 at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela.
We have decided to continue with our strategy to maintain the scoreboard at the start of a match, skipper Harmanpreet told reporters upon their arrival here. We don’t know when the World Cup will be held in India again, so we want to give it our all in this World Cup.
Amit Rohidas, vice-captain of the Indian hockey team, expressed his delight that his home state, Odisha, is hosting the Hockey World Cup for the second time in a row.
He stated that the team was preparing for the World Cup in Bengaluru and will now train on the new turf at Rourkela’s Birsa Munda stadium.
We will definitely do very well in the upcoming matches with Spain and England in Rourkela. We have decided to take this World Cup one step at a time. Our main goal is to make it to the quarterfinals. Then we’ll decide what we’re going to do next Rohidas told reporters on Tuesday.
source: Kalinga TV
Following their match against Spain in the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, the Indian men’s hockey team will play England in Rourkela on January 15 before returning to Bhubaneshwar for their final Group D game against Wales on January 19.
