Mumbai. Mumbai The Indian junior men's hockey team left for Malaysia late on Monday night to participate in the 12th Sultan of Johor Cup. India will face hosts Malaysia, Japan, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand in this competition which will start from October 19 to October 26. Newly appointed head coach PR Sreejesh will lead the team in Malaysia, while Aamir Ali will be the captain and Rohit will be his deputy.
India will start their campaign against Japan on October 19, followed by Great Britain on October 20. After a day's rest, India will face hosts Malaysia on October 22, followed by Australia on October 23. India will face New Zealand in the last group stage match on October 25 and will hope to finish among the top two teams in the pool to reach the final on October 26.
Expressing his expectations ahead of the tournament, captain Aamir Ali said, “The team is training well under the guidance of new head coach PR Sreejesh and we are excited to play our first tournament with him. After losing to Germany last time, we We were unsuccessful in defending our title, but this time we are better prepared and ready to face any team in the competition.” Vice captain Rohit also echoed his views, saying, “We have been training hard for the last few days to be in the best form ahead of the Sultan of Johor Cup. This time we have some new faces in our team and they are showing their ability on the field.” “Looking forward to showing. We also have the Men's Junior Asia Cup Muscat 2024 in November and all the players are pushing each other to raise their level ahead of a busy period for us.”
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