2016 FIH Men's Champions Trophy: Know your Indian Hockey team which won silver

By Tanuj Kar

Modified Jun 19, 2016 10:02 IST

The heroes of Indian hockey pose for the camera after the presentation ceremony on Friday

#13 Akashdeep Singh – Forward

Akashdeep played his part in a brilliant one-two with SV Sunil who scored the first goal against Korea.

#14 Harjeet Singh – Midfielder

Harjeet Singh takes the ball away from Simon Gougnard of Belgium during their group fixture

20-year-old Harjeet Singh is still finding his feet in the senior team but does not lack in confidence at all when he’s out there, stick in hand.

#15 Nikkin Thimmaiah – Forward

Nikkin Thimmaiah vies for the ball with Germany's Oskar Deeke during the opening match of the tournament

The Karnataka forward, Nikkin Thimmaiah struck only once in the tournament – but that was the one goal that fetched India a vital three points in the dying minutes of the match against South Korea which placed them 2nd only behind Australia in the group standings and eventually proved to be instrumental in securing a silver medal finish.

Edited by Staff Editor