FIH Hockey Pro League : Naveen Congratulates Odisha Hockey Stars Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra for Retaining Place in National Team against Belgium

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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated hockey stars from Odisha – Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas for retaining their place in 24-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team for the upcoming matches against World No.1 Belgium in the FIH Hockey Pro League to be held on 8 and 9 February 2020 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

“Congratulate our hockey stars from Odisha, Birendra Lakra & Amit Rohidas on making it to Team India for IND v BEL matches of FIH Pro League to be played at Kalinga Stadium on 8th & 9th February. Best wishes to the team”, the CM tweeted.

Odisha defender Amit Rohidas and Birendra Lakra retained their place in the Indian squad announced by Hockey India on Monday.

The team which will be Captained by Manpreet Singh along with Vice Captain Harmanpreet Singh and includes new comer Raj Kumar Pal who was impressive in his stint with the India Colts team in the past season where they won a Silver Medal at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia.

Speaking about the team selected to take on World Champions Belgium, Chief Coach Graham Reid said, “The objective of these matches of the FIH Hockey Pro League is to find the balance between giving players opportunities for Olympic selection, working out our strongest combinations and continuing to demonstrate that we can compete with the best teams in the world.”

Reid further stated, “Raj Kumar Pal has been rewarded for his outstanding form in the recent camps and named in the squad. He possesses extra-ordinary skills and speed, which if given the opportunity will excel against the World No.1 Belgium.”

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