Commonwealth Games 2022: Hockey skipper Manpreet Singh desires India to ‘not underestimate’ any opposition

Indian hockey skipper Manpreet Singh has urged his group to not underestimate any opposition within the Commonwealth Games 2022. On Sunday, July 31, Manpreet’s males are set to begin their marketing campaign in opposition to Ghana in a Pool B match.

Last 12 months, India received an Olympic medal after 41 years after beating Germany within the bronze medal match. Back in 2010 and 2014, they received silver at New Delhi and Glasgow respectively.

Apart from Ghana, India will even face England, Canada and Wales in Group B. Manpreet, who is about to play his three hundredth worldwide match, desires his group to remain focussed all through the match.

“Our philosophy this time around at the Commonwealth Games 2022 is to ‘zoom out and zoom in’. Our coaches have told us to zoom out and visualise what we have to achieve. We want to win a medal, but how can we achieve the same? “The very first thing that we’ve got to do just isn’t underestimate any group,” Manpreet was quoted as saying.

“Secondly, we’ve got to make sure that we carry out our greatest match by match and concentrate on our sport plan,” he added.

Head coach, Graham Reid, in the meantime, said that the team had adjusted to the playing conditions in Birmingham.

“It’s surprisingly chilly right here. Each day, we get stunned and hold questioning whether or not the summer time is coming anytime quickly. Everyone is now settled in. The first few days, we had been getting everybody accustomed to all the pieces within the Village in order that when the matches begin, individuals are very acquainted and cozy,” Reid said.

“We centered on getting accustomed to the pitch, the taking part in circumstances, and getting ourselves tailored to the environment,” he added.

As far because the upcoming sport is worried, India haven’t confronted Ghana because the 1975 World Cup. Back then, India defeated them 7-0.

India will even wish to make amends after they didn’t make a podium end on the Gold Coast in 2018.

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