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Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level.
Hockey India appointed Todd Faulds as its competitions director for the second edition of the Hockey India League. [28] [29] He previously worked as a competitions manager for the FIH 2012 Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne and 2012 International Super Series in Perth. Bjorn Isberg has been the Hockey India League tournament director since 2014.
The 2024–25 Hockey India League, known as the Hero Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons is the sixth season of the Hockey India League. It will be held from 28 December 2024 to 1 February 2025. [1] On 10 April 2023, Hockey India announced Big Bang Media Ventures as its exclusive commercial and marketing partner agency. [2]
Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player as well as the captain of the Indian national hockey team. [2] He plays as a defender, is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. [3]
Player Pos Date of birth From Caps Notes Mukesh Kumar: DF 16 April 1970 Hyderabad, Telangana: Baljit Singh Saini: DF 12 August 1976 Ropar, Punjab: Dilip Tirkey: DF 25 November 1977 Sundergarh, Odisha: Len Aiyappa: DF 31 March 1979 Kodagu, Karnataka: Bimal Lakra: MF 4 May 1980 Simdega, Jharkhand
He made his Senior India (outdoor) debut at the 2021-22 FIH Hockey Pro-League (M) in October 2022 [10] [11] and went on to play the league in the next year too. In between, he played the test matches against Australia in December 2022. In September 2023, he was the Indian vice-captain at the Men's Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 at Salalah, Malaysia. [7]
Sanjay Rana (born 5 May 2001), known mononymously as Sanjay, is an Indian hockey player who plays as a defender. [1] He is also one of the second drag flickers for the Indian team which won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [2] He is selected to represent India in the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris. [3] [4]
Araijeet Singh Hundal (born 21 January 2004) [1] is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. [2] He plays for the India hockey team and specializes in drag flicks. [3] He was a part of the team who won the gold at the 2023 Junior Asia Cup. In domestic leagues, he plays for Punjab and Sind Bank.