New Delhi: The 20th match of the Men’s Hockey World Cup, 2023 will be played between India and Wales (India vs Wales, 2023) at 7 pm on Thursday, January 19 at 7 pm at the Kalinga International Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar. In the Pool-D points table, the Indian team is in a stronger position than Wales.
In this latest World Cup, India has played 2 matches so far, winning one and drawing one with 4 points. While Wales have faced defeat in both the matches so far and have 0 points in their account. In this match, both the teams will give their lives for the win. A win will be necessary for India to firmly claim the quarter-finals, while for Wales to stay ahead. If India wins this match, then it will have 7 points from 3 matches.
Let us know the names of the players included in the team of India and Wales –
India
Abhishek, Surendra Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Lalit Upadhyay, Krishna Pathak, Neelam Sanjeep X, PR Sreejesh, Neelkant Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Varun Kumar, Akashdeep Singh, Amit Rohidas (Amit Rohidas Vice Captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjit Singh.
Reserve players: Rajkumar Pal, Jugraj Singh
Coach: Graham Reid
Wales
Toby Reynolds-Cotterill, Rhys Payne, Gareth Furlong, Daniel Kyriakides, Hywel Jones, Ian Wall, Steve Kelly, Lewis Prosser (Captain), Dale Hutchinson, Jacob Draper, Gareth Griffiths, Rhys Bradshaw, Rupert Shipperley, Fred Newbold, Ben Francis, Luke Hawker, James Carson, Jack Pritchard.
Reserve players: Rodri Furlong, Julian Morgan
Coach: Daniel Newcombe
Vinay Kumar