Five players can make India champion in Hockey World Cup 2023 Akashdeep Singh Harmanpreet Singh PR Sreejesh

Hockey World Cup 2023: The Hockey World Cup 2023 will begin on Friday, January 13. This time the World Cup will be played in Odisha. In this World Cup played at home, Team India has a chance to become the champion once again. The Indian team had earlier won the World Cup title in 1975. This time Team India can end this long wait. These five players can make an important contribution to the team winning the World Cup this time. Let’s know who are the five special players of the team.

1 Akashdeep Singh Goal Machine

Team’s star player Akashdeep Singh made his debut for India in 2012. Akash is an experienced player. He has played more than 200 matches. Akash has scored more than 80 goals. They are also known as round machines. Akashdeep will play his third World Cup this year.

2 Captain Harmanpreet Singh

Team’s star defender Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the team this time. He had also played the 2018 World Cup earlier, but this time there will be more pressure on him as a captain. Harmanpreet Kaur has won tournaments like Junior World Cup and Asia Cup in her career.

3 Manpreet Singh

Manpreet Singh, who commanded the team in the last World Cup, will join the team as a normal player this time. He won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Manpreet Singh can prove to be an important player for the team in this World Cup.

4 Mandeep Singh

The specialty of Mandeep Singh is different. Mandeep Singh is quite expert in deceiving the opposing team and taking penalty corners. In 2022, he was the second highest goal scorer for the team. He scored a total of 13 goals.

5 Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh

PR Sreejesh is the experienced goalkeeper of the team. PR Sreejesh will play his third World Cup this time. This experience of his can prove to be very effective for the team.

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