Hockey: India coach Craig Fulton begins plans for new Olympic cycle with juniors entering the squad
The South African is preparing for the latest assignment where India will be expected to defend their crown at the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy in China.
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It’s a pleasant day in Bengaluru at the Sports Authority of India campus and Indian men’s team coach Craig Fulton is putting a set of hockey players under the wire. However, they’re not his usual charges, but a handful of junior players.
The South African has not had much time to rest. After his return from Paris where India won a second consecutive Olympic bronze medal, Fulton has gone right back into preparing for the new cycle that will carry him until Los Angeles 2028.
He has not let the intensity fall.
“We have a good squad [right now] but we need to bring some younger faces into the team,” said Fulton to Scroll.
“What we’re looking to build is an Indian A Team which is the space between the seniors and juniors. That’s where a lot of the talent sits and that’s where I was right now,” he added, referring to his morning session with the junior players that included Boby Singh Dhami, Varun Kumar and goalkeeper Suraj Karkera.
Karkera is one of eight players who were not a part of the Paris Olympics squad have been picked for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy which gets underway on September 8 in China. India are favourites to defend the title they won in Chennai...
