The Indian Men's National Hockey Team became the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and in 1928 they won their maiden Olympics gold medal. They continued their domination in the Olympics till 1956 as they went on to win six straight gold medals during this time. The Indian menâs hockey team is also the most successful team ever in the Olympics, as they have won eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals till now.
The Indian team is currently at the fifth position in the FIH rankings which is the highest for them. It is currently managed by Arjun Halappa while Manpreet Singh is the captain of the side. From February 2018, the Government of Odisha started sponsoring the Indian National Field Hockey Team, both menâs and womenâs. In a first-of-its-kind association, the state has decided to support the India's field hockey team for the next five years.
Current Roster
Here is the list of 32 players who are part of the core team in 2019:
| Position | Players | Date of Birth |
| GK | P.R. Sreejesh | 8 May 1986 |
| GK | Krishan Pathak | 24 April 1997 |
| DF | Harmanpreet Singh | 6 January 1996 |
| DF | Rupinder Pal Singh | 11 November 1990 |
| DF | Surender Kumar | 23 November 1993 |
| DF | Varun Kumar | 25 July 1995 |
| DF | Gurinder Singh | 1 July 1995 |
| DF | Birendra Lakra | 3 February 1990 |
| DF | Amit Rohidas | 10 May 1993 |
| DF | Kothajit Khadangbam | 17 August 1992 |
| MF | Manpreet Singh | 26 June 1992 |
| MF | Nilkanta Sharma | 2 May 1995 |
| MF | Hardik Singh | 23 September 1998 |
| MF | Vivek Sagar Prasad | 25 February 2000 |
| FW | Mandeep Singh | 25 January 1995 |
| FW | Lalit Upadhyay | 1 December 1993 |
| FW | S.V. Sunil | 6 May 1989 |
| FW | Akashdeep Singh | 2 December 1994 |
| FW | Sumit Kumar | 11 May 1997 |
| FW | Ramandeep Singh | 1 April 1993 |
Support Staff
Head coach: Graham Reid
Assistant coaches: Shivendra Singh
Analytical coach: Chris Ciriello
High-performance director: David John
Notable Former Players
Jaipal Singh Munda, Dhyan Chand, Richard Allen, Joseph Galibardy, Udham Singh, Ajit Pal Singh, Zafar Iqbal, Vasudevan Baskaran Dhanraj Pillay, Dilip Tirkey, Adrian D'Souza, Bimal Lakra, Aslam Sher Khan Bharat Chettri, Habinder Singh, Sandeep Singh etc.
