Hockey World Cup: Harendra blames poor umpiring for India's early ouster

Aiming to rewrite history after a hiatus of 43 years, India lost 1-2 to the Netherlands in the fourth and last quarterfinal.

India, Pakistan joint winners; Akash tops

India had earlier defeated Pakistan 3-1 in the round robin stage.

Analysing on they areas the team could improve, Sreejesh feels there is a lot of work to be done.

While Manpreet dons the captains armband, the responsibilities of his deputy will be shouldered by Chinglensana Singh.

Both Maharashtra custodians protected the goal with equal measure in the absence of experienced Indian goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh.

It was Gurjant Singh's 59th-minute goal that ensured India remained in the hunt for the Asia Cup 2017 final.

Despite the result, Pakistan are in the top four along with India from Pool A.

The announcement of his appointment was made by newly appointed Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

Manpreet is now set to inspire his team in Dusseldorf.

In the last encounter between these two teams, India had defeated Great Britain 2-1 in the Champions Trophy in London last year.