Indian junior hockey team’s recent success in continental events will play a morale-boosting role when it begins its campaign in the men’s Junior World Cup, beginning in Kuala Lumpur on December 5, asserted vice-captain Araijeet Singh Hundal here on Saturday.
The Indian team left for the Junior World Cup on Saturday and will play its opening game against Korea on December 5.
“The team has grown significantly since the last World Cup (in Bhubaneswar). We won the Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 and the Junior Asia Cup and recently finished third in the Sultan of Johor Cup as well,” said Hundal in a Hockey India release on Saturday.
“So, we know that we are capable of winning the Junior World Cup, it’s just a matter of performing to the best of our abilities when the time comes.”
India are placed in Pool C alongside Spain, Korea and Canada, while defending champions Argentina are in Pool A along with Chile, Australia and hosts Malaysia.
Germany, France, South Africa and Egypt are slotted in
