We're fully geared up for next FIH Pro League games: Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh

The FIH Pro League matches underway in England are going well and the team is fully geared up for the coming matches later this week said Indian mens hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh during a diaspora event in LondonHarmanpreet was joined by his teammates and coach Craig Fulton at a special reception hosted by the Indian High Commission in London for the team which is currently placed second on the tally behind Great Britain after winning five of its matchesThe team takes on Belgium on Friday and Great Britain on Saturday for the FIH Pro League matches being played at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in northeast LondonIts great to be here in London after a gap of some years we were last here in 2017 The Pro League matches are going well and we are fully geared up for the matches on June 2 and 3 and call on everyone to come out and support the team said HarmanpreetAlso Read Indian mens hockey team look to continue Pro League supremacy under new coach Craig FultonIt is a matter of great pride to welcome the Indian mens hockey team It is difficult not to have a lump in the throat when you see the boys in blue take on the world in this game that is our national sport said Vikram Doraiswami Indian High Commissioner to the UKThe hockey team is truly a team that represents all parts of India Of course historically Punjab has been a little extra represented as a premier hockey playing state but its great to see that other parts of India are also playing hockey now with as much josh and zeal he saidDuring an informal interaction coordinated by the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to the UK Sujit Ghosh some of the players shared their experiences of playing for India the great bonding and banter shared by the teammates and also the coping mechanisms to keep morale high through wins and lossesWe either win or learn thats the attitude with which we all play every game We will never lose we will only ever learn said the captain when asked about tough nonscoring patches in his careerWe are a mix up of different cultures and the common factor is we are all Indians the second is hockey and the best part is our shared foodie habits said Sreejesh who also shared insights into the many changes he has witnessed in the game over the yearsThe beautiful thing about this team is that they have the talent they have always had the craft and backing of the countryAt the same time they play a different kind of style which is also engraved in the nature of being in India and Indian and it works Its their style thats the special thing Unique relationships within the team bring unique results added the teams coachAlso Read FIH Menrsquos Hockey Pro League India go down 24 to Great BritainThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever