IND Look To Bounce Back After Narrow Loss

India Starting XI: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sumit, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek Nain, Shilanand Lakra

Bench: Suraj Karkera, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Nilakanta Sharma, Raj Kumar Pal, Jugraj Singh

Both teams have won twice in their last five encounters.

NED 2-1 IND (7 June 2025, FIH Pro League)

IND 1-2 NED (Pen) (21 February 2024, FIH Pro League)

IND 3-2 NED (Pen) (11 February 2024, FIH Pro League)

NED 1-2 IND (30 July 2023, Friendly)

IND 1-1 NED (26 July 2023, Friendly)

India are currently fourth in the FIH Pro League 2024-25 after their 2-1 loss against the Netherlands on 7 June. Harmanpreet Singh and Co. have a chance today to avenge that defeat.

After today’s clash, the Men in Blue have six more games remaining:

11 June: India vs Argentina at 6:30 PM IST

12 June: India vs Argentina at 6:30 PM IST

14 June: India vs Australia at 2:00 PM IST

15 June: India vs Australia at 2:00 PM IST

21 June: India vs Belgium at 7:00 PM IST

22 June: India vs Belgium at 7:00 PM IST

GK: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera

DEF: Sumit, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Harmanpreet Singh (c), Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Yashdeep Siwach

MID: Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh (vc), Rajinder Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh

FOR: Gurjant Singh, Abhishek, Shilanand Lakra, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh

The IND vs NED match will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar website and app in India. It will also be broadcast live on Star Sports Network channels.

The live scores and updates will be available here.

A very good afternoon to everyone tuning in. Welcome to our live coverage of the second hockey clash between India and the Netherlands. The match takes place in the picturesque city of Amstelveen, North Holland.

The action begins at 6:00 PM IST. Stay tuned for updates.