CT 2014: Indian practice on Kalinga Turf

Nov.28, BBSR: The India team which arrived in Bhubaneswar late yesterday evening wasted no time and started its practice at Kalinga Stadium from today.

Under coach Roelant Oltmans, the 18-member squad took early to the ground and kept practicing almost until noon.

After the warm-up session, the team practiced in two separate groups and the goalkeepers P.R. Sreejesh and Harjot Singh took specific goalkeeping practice.

Later, the team practiced the basics of defense, trapping and penalty corner as a unit.

An interesting bit of the whole session was mid-fielder Manpreet Singh, who trained separately for almost the entire duration, joining his team mates only towards the end of the session.

As the team started its practice, Manpreet was seen warming up all by himself. However, it was merely a part of the training program.

“Manpreet was made to practice alone just like that. There is no injury or anything. It was a part of the training program,” said an official.

There is another practice session scheduled in the evening.