By Indian women’s hockey team and Indian men’s hockey team will face Canada in their respective swimming pool matches on August 3, 2022. The match against Canada will be the fourth match of the Indian women’s hockey team at the prestigious Quadrennial event while the Indian Male Hockey Team Team’s Team Hockey Team’s The Hockey Team The match against Canada will be their third match at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Indian women’s hockey team has been in noble form in the Commonwealth Games 2022 so far. They easily record victory against people like Ghana and Wales and everything is obtained for their third match that will be played today against Nemesis England. With two wins from their two matches so far, they are ready to qualify for the next round of the tournament.
Speaking of their match against Canada, Deep Grace Ekka, Deputy Captain of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team said, “The beginning of our Commonwealth Games campaign was perfect. There are no players who deviate from the game plan and have executed perfectly. Victory against Ghana and Wales has given us a lot of self -confidence that will be useful at the last stage of the tournament. “
An experienced defender also added, “Our team has shown good mental fortitude until now. The match against Canada will be a challenge but if the squad continues in the same way as the same mindset, I’m sure we will come with victory. They are a formidable opponent and we must be the best to defeat them. Also, because we face Canada at the World Cup at the classification and winning stages, our team supports our opportunities against them. “
The last time the Indian female hockey team took Canada was at the FIH Women’s World Cup that had just been concluded in Spain and the Netherlands. The Indian female hockey team came out above when they defeated Canada in Shootut 3-2, after the match ended as a 1-1 draw in the regulation time.
The Indian men’s hockey team began their Commonwealth Games campaign in Birmingham in an blisters to beat Ghana 11-0 in their opening match. The match against England was a very entertaining clash who saw both teams scoring 4 goals because the thrilling match ended in a deadlock.
Ahead of their match against Canada on Wednesday, Harmanpreet Singh, Deputy Captain and one of the brightest stars of the Indian men’s hockey team at CWG 2022, said, “Our strong victory against Ghana is the perfect way to start us the Commonwealth Games campaign here In Birmingham. Although we were a little disappointed with our performance against England, there were some takeaways from the match for us, especially when we came to discipline and did not disappoint us when we had a good advantage on the ship. “
Harmanpreet continued by saying, “Canada is a difficult opponent, for a long time since we faced it in any official tournament, but our play plan is clear and the players are ready to carry it perfectly because our preparation for this game has happened hard. We are sure that we will do it well and order our place in the next round of the tournament. “
The last time the Indian men’s hockey team took Canada was in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2019, where the Indian male hockey team loosened Canada because the match ended 7-3 to support India.