The FIH Pro League is slated to take place in Potchefstroom, South Africa between February 8 and 13. The Indian men's hockey team will kickstart their campaign against France in the season opener on February 8.The Indian team will square off against France and South African hockey teams during the tournament. While talking about the upcoming hockey tournament, India's Chief Coach Graham Reid termed it "difficult and challenging."Ahead of the tournament, Coach Graham Reid spoke about the two oppositions:"South Africa matches will come after their African Cup of Nations title win. They will be very keen to continue what they started at Tokyo Olympics last year. France are an up-and-coming nation in Hockey who did well at the Junior World Cup. They also have a new Coach in Fred Soyez, who will bring in a new influx of tactics. These will be two very difficult and challenging oppositions."Skipper Manpreet Singh-led Indian squad will depart for South Africa on February 4. Manpreet shared his views on how competing at the FIH Pro League will help the team in improving their performance ahead of the Asian Games."These are the first matches of this year and we want to start on a positive note. Our first focus is that we do not underestimate any team. We want to play these matches and improve ourselves and increase our confidence, especially with Asia Cup and Asian Games coming up this year, followed by the World Cup in 2023."Hockey India@TheHockeyIndiaThis is what the Indian WALL seems like#IndiaKaGame2:39 AM · Jan 29, 2022553This is what the Indian WALL seems like😍#IndiaKaGame https://t.co/3n5uDawVSBHockey India names Indian squad ahead of FIH Pro LeagueHockey India has announced a 20-member Indian men's hockey squad, ahead of the FIH Pro League on Thursday (January 27).Hockey India@TheHockeyIndia TEAM NEWS Hockey India names a 20-Member Indian Hockey Men’s Team for the FIH Pro League matches which are going to be held in South Africa starting 8th February onwards. To check out all the names, click on the link mentioned bit.ly/3H64dLL#IndiaKaGame3:19 AM · Jan 27, 20221008🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨Hockey India names a 20-Member Indian Hockey Men’s Team for the FIH Pro League matches which are going to be held in South Africa starting 8th February onwards. To check out all the names, click on the link mentioned 👉 bit.ly/3H64dLL#IndiaKaGameThe team includes a mixture of experienced as well as young players making their debuts. Coach Graham Reid also spoke about the team selection process.Speaking on the squad selection, Reid said:"We want to ensure that our players and everyone understands how seriously we are taking these games. The team we have picked is pretty reflective of that. We also want the players who have not had opportunities to play since the Olympics to get back in the fray."The 20-member squad includes:Goalkeepers: Sreejesh PR, Krishan Bahadur PathakDefenders: Harmanpreet Singh (Vice Captain), Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Jugraj SinghMidfielders: Manpreet Singh (Captain), Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar PrasadForwards: Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Akashdeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Dilpreet Singh, AbhishekStandbys: Suraj Karkera, Mandeep Mor, Raj Kumar Pal, Sumit, Gursahibjit SinghAlso read: Hockey India announces 20-member Indian Men's squad ahead of FIH Pro League