Indian men's hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Tuesday said they must approach the Asian Games in August with a must-win attitude if they wish to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. India, the defending champions, have been clubbed in Pool A alongside South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. Pool B consists of Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Oman, Thailand and Indonesia.

The winning team at the Asiad gets the direct qualification to the Olympic Games. At the Incheon Asian Games in 2014, India, then under Terry Walsh, won the gold medal to qualify for 2016 Rio Games. "I expect the team to be hungry to win the Gold again and get direct qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games and I want to make it clear that there will be no room for complacency," Harendra said in a statement.