'Next two months crucial for the team': Captain Harmanpreet

Harmanpreet Singh

With the team set to play the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai followed by the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in the next two months will be crucial for the Indian men's hockey team, says skipper Harmanpreet Singh.

The team is targeting the Asian Games as winning the gold medal will also earn a direct berth to next year's Olympic Games in Paris.

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India won a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games and would like to improve on that in Paris and prove that Tokyo was not a flash in the pan and that Indian hockey is really on the upswing. "It is really important. When you get to learn from someone who has tons of experience, it makes a huge difference. We have had good sessions in Bangalore with Paddy and Dennis. The next two months are very important for us. At the ACT, we have this opportunity of playing quality matches before the Hangzhou Asian Games. It will be a good experience for the players," Harmanpreet said.

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