India will take on the hosts Malaysia in the opener of the Genting 4-Nation Invitational tournament to be held next week at Johar Bahru in Malaysia.
The Indian team has been undergoing training at Bhopal, the selection trails were held on Saturday and Sunday. The team is likely to be announced in the coming days.
Besides India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Singapore are in the fray.
The five-day tournament will kick start on 11th March with a match between Singapore and Pakistan.
The classification matches will be played on 15th, after rest on Saturday.
The complete schedule
Wednesday, 11th March 2009
1 SINGAPORE vs PAKISTAN
2 INDIA vs MALAYSIA
THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2009
3 INDIA vs SINGAPORE
4 MALAYSIA vs PAKISTAN
FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 2009
5 PAKISTAN vs INDIA(br>
6 MALAYSIA vs SINGAPORE
SATURDAY, 14 MARCH 2009
REST
SUNDAY, 15 MARCH 2009
7 1700 3RD PLACING & 4TH PLACING
8 1930 1ST PLACING & 2ND PLACING
Source: Malaysian Hockey Federation