Speaking
on
the
ongoing
training
sessions,
defender
Surender
Kumar
said
that
the
team’s
prime
focus
has
been
on
physical
fitness
ahead
of
the
Birmingham
Games.
“Our
training
sessions
are
still
going
on.
Our
focus
has
been
mainly
on
fitness,
and
we
have
been
working
a
lot
on
this
aspect
of
the
game.
We
have
worked
on
getting
stronger
in
other
areas
as
well,
especially
in
defence,”
Surender
said.
India
are
placed
in
Pool
B
along
with
England,
Canada,
Wales,
and
Ghana
at
the
Birmingham
2022
Commonwealth
Games.
They
will
be
opening
their
campaign
against
Ghana
on
July
31st,
2022.
Surender
said
that
the
team
will
not
be
taking
any
teams
lightly
and
will
go
game-by-game.
“We
are
not
taking
any
match
lightly.
Every
team
will
enter
the
tournament
to
win
the
Gold
medal.
Our
current
focus
is
on
the
first
game
against
Ghana,”
he
said.
“We
have
been
closely
following
their
footage
that
we
have
received.
Our
coaches
are
making
plans
accordingly
and
we
will
hope
to
follow
the
same
on
the
match
day.
There
will
be
no
easy
teams
in
the
tournament
and
we
will
go
game-by-game,”
Surender
added.
India
finished
third
at
the
FIH
Men’s
Hockey
Pro
League
2021/22
and
Surender
believes
the
experience
of
competing
against
tough
teams
in
the
tournament
will
benefit
India
in
Birmingham.
“Our
target
is
to
win
the
Gold
medal
at
the
Commonwealth
Games.
The
rest
will
depend
on
our
performances,”
Surender
said.
“The
matches
that
we
have
played
since
the
Tokyo
Olympics
2020
have
been
quite
good.
We
have
played
against
strong
teams
and
it
has
really
benefited
us.
We
executed
our
plans
well
and
thus
we
were
also
able
to
recognise
the
areas
where
we
can
improve
upon.
We
have
focused
on
those
areas
at
the
camp,”
he
added.
Surender
also
praised
the
mix
of
experience
and
youth
in
the
squad
and
revealed
the
advice
the
senior
players
have
given
to
youngsters
such
as
Abhishek
and
Jugraj
Singh.
“We
have
told
the
players
to
not
feel
the
pressure
of
performing
at
the
Commonwealth
Games,
and
to
take
them
as
normal
games.
The
coaches
and
senior
players
have
also
been
telling
them
that
they
have
experience
of
playing
against
strong
teams
and
hence,
they
are
ready
to
perform
in
the
competition,”
he
signed
off.
The
Indian
men’s
team
will
take
on
Ghana
in
their
first
match
of
the
Commonwealth
Games
2022
in
Birmingham
on
Sunday
(July
31)
at
20:30
hrs
IST.
The
matches
will
be
telecast
on
the
Sony
Network.
Source:
Hockey
India
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