Although India is hosting the Hockey World Championship 2023 this year, the Indian team didn’t even make it to the Quarterfinals. The Hockey World Championship took place in India this year. The Indian team finished ninth at the World Cup in Odisha.
Meanwhile, after this poor performance, the Indian team is now starting again and the Indian team is ready to play in Hockey Pro League.
The schedule for this competition has also been announced. The schedule is available on the official Twitter account of Hockey India. India joins the strong team of Germany and Australia in this tournament and this tournament will be held between March 10th and 15th. The opening game will be played today, on Friday (March 10th), against world champions Germany.
In the same year, the Asian tournament takes place and before that, it is supposed to be a kind of training for the Indian ice hockey team. After that, Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held the next year 2024 and India is preparing for it. On that occasion, team captain Harmanpreet Singh said: “It’s good that we can play this tournament with world champions Germany and mighty Australia.” We will also perform at this tournament with a view to the Asian Games.
Also, this competition is important to be eligible for the Paris Olympics.
Program of Hockey Pro League
| Match | Defending Teams | Date | Time |
| 1 | India vs Germany | March 10 | At 7 pm |
| 2 | Australia vs Germany | March 11 | At 7 pm |
| 3 | India vs Australia | March 12 | At 7 pm |
| 4 | India vs Germany | March 13 | At 7 pm |
| 5 | Germany vs Australia | March 14 | At 7 pm |
| 6 | India vs Australia | March 15 | At 7 pm |
