Vice captain araijeet

Vice Captain Araijeet Singh Hundal: The Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team left on Saturday from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, to participate in the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2023, which will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 5-16.

India finished fourth in the previous edition of the tournament, which was held in Bhubaneswar, India in 2021, after losing to France in the 3rd/4th place match.

India are placed in Pool C alongside Spain, Korea, and Canada while defending Champions Argentina find themselves in Pool A accompanied by Chile, Australia, and hosts Malaysia. Germany, France, South Africa, and Egypt are slotted in Pool B while the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, and Pakistan will battle it out in Pool D.