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High Performance Director Herman Kruis: Hockey India on Saturday announced a 40-player core probable group for the upcoming junior men's national coaching camp, starting on June 16 at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Bengaluru.

This camp follows the junior men’s team's European tour, where they played five matches from May 20 to 29 against Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands club team Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push.

During the tour, India secured a 2-2 (4-2 SO) win against Belgium in their first game but lost 2-3 in the second match against the same opponent. They faced a narrow 5-4 defeat against Bredase Hockey Vereniging. Against Germany, they were defeated 2-3 in the first game but won 1-1 (3-1 SO) in the return match, which was also the final game of the tour.