Crucial months ahead: Reid

New Delhi, July 7 

The next three-four months will be crucial for Indian hockey, says men's team chief coach Graham Reid, insisting that a collective effort is needed to improve their performance ahead of the final round of Tokyo Olympic Qualifiers in November.  

Reid made the statement after Hockey India Sunday named 34 core probables for the national coaching camp to begin on Monday at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru. 

“We will review our previous performance at the FIH Men's Series Final and discuss among ourselves the shortcomings and how we can collectively improve our performance in the lead up to the Olympic Qualification in November,” said Reid. “The coming months will be crucial and everything we do will be aimed at raising the bar. I will be closely monitoring the progress of every player," added Reid.

Probable squad 

Goalkeepers: P R Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.

Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Varun Kumar, Rupinder Pal Singh, Gurinder Singh, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Jarmanpreet Singh.

Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Jaskaran Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Ashis Kumar Topno, Yashdeep Siwach, Sayyad Niyaz Rahim, Raj Kumar Pal. 

Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Gursahibjit Singh, Shamsher Singh, Armaan Qureshi, Sumit Kumar, Simranjeet Singh, S V Sunil, Gurjant Singh, Ramandeep Singh. —PTI