Indian Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Front and others greet fans after won men’s hockey Asia Cup 2025 (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Rajgir: The Indian men’s hockey team won its fourth consecutive title in Asia, starting with gold at Asian Games in 2023. Another was the Asian masters of the Chennai trophy in 2023, then Asian masters of Hulunbuir trophy, 2024, and now Asia Cup in 2025. This absolute domination cannot be taken for granted and there is something to be proud of. Outside Asia, however, this is not the same, because only a few months ago, they were given seven defeats in a row in a European leg for League. It started with several defeats against the Netherlands. Then Argentina defeated them twice, Australia also won two back wins together and Belgium beat them 6-3. Only in the last tour of the tour did they won against Belgium 4-3 to capture the tour on the winning note. It was a heavy pill for coach Craig Fulton and hopes to change it in the coming days. “I think there are two different types of hockey: Asian hockey and European hockey. All powerful houses sit in Europe, and apparently Australia. So we try to build something here to have depth here and then go and then go and then go and attack other teams in Europe. Although it will take some time, it is important for Fulton that they have won the title after eight years, and they believe that a tour to Australia played a huge role in helping them prepare for it. “I think Australia was really important. I knew we were still playing well in a professional league, but we just didn’t get the results. Then we came back, had a good training camp and went to Australia where we had good performances,” Fulton said before he added, “I knew we were on the way. In the coming months, however, his big challenge will be to prepare the team for what will come next year. After all, the team is expected to take place in the team and President Hockey India Dilip Tirkey also indicated this during the interview with reporters. “If some players cannot play against Asian teams in domestic conditions, it gives players a huge question mark,” President Hi said. As for the coach, everything he wants to do is increase the depth of the group. “We have Azlan Shah, Hockey India League and for League, and then because we have a World Cup and Asian Games three weeks apart, we want to build depth. How does it look in the next 12 or 14 months? We still have to use several competitions to see,” he added. Whatever progress, the coach will be glad that he has the full support of Hi President to the Asian Games next year, and this kind of certainty will certainly help him prepare for the upcoming big events with a clear mind.
Manpreet deals with the victory of flood victims:
When the Indian male hockey team lifted the Asia Cup on Sunday, ManPreet Singh gave the triumph to people in Pandjab, who are currently fighting devastating floods. In his statement, he said, “I would like to give this victory of the Pandjab people who insist on devastating floods with unimaginable strength and resistance. This triumph is for every victim to rebuild their lives and for non -profit volunteers who work the day and night to save, support and rehabilize those who are.” Meanwhile, after winning India, Hockey India announced 3 ₹ Lakh rewards for players and 1.5 ₹ Lakh for supporting employees.
