Junior men’s hockey World Cup 2021: Manpreet Singh, PR Sreejesh give verdict on India team, say it can win crown
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The India senior team captain Manpreet Singh, who guided the side to bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said the juniors had in fact beaten the senior team in one of the practice games.
Indian hockey stalwarts Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh have given their verdict on the junior team’s preparations for the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup, saying the Indian colts are shaping up well for the global event and look good to retain the title they won in 2016 (Lucknow). The FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will commence in Bhubaneswar on November 24 with India taking on France in the opening match of Pool B. The other teams in India’s group are Canada and Poland.
“The team has been doing fantastic during the last couple of months in Bengaluru. Recently, we (senior team) played a couple of games against them. They seemed ready to start the tournament,” said Sreejesh, who was conferred the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award recently.
The India senior team captain Manpreet Singh, who guided the side to bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics bringing home a medal in the sport after 41 years, said the juniors had in fact beaten the senior team in one of the practice games.
