New Delhi, June 30 -- Hockey India on Tuesday announced the 22-member Indian Junior (U-21) Men's Hockey Team for the upcoming exposure tour of Belgium, scheduled from July 5to 18.
The tour will be the team's first assignment under newly appointed coach Frederic Soyez and will serve as a key preparatory phase ahead of the FIH Hockey Men's Junior Asia Cup later this year.
The young Indian side will face some of Europe's strongest hockey nations during the tour, playing two matches each against Austria and Belgium, and one match each against Germany and the Netherlands.
The exposure tour is expected to provide valuable international match experience while helping the team test its combinations and playing style ahead of the continental tour...