India, it seems, is certain to play the Champions Trophy this year in Australia.

A top Hockey India official confided to stick2hockey.com on this. Confirming the participation, he said the official announcement will be made shortly.

On querried then will India be able to particiapte in the Champions Challenge, for which it is listed, and which the tournament is coinciding with the Champions Trophy, he confidently said that India will skip the challenger.

stick2hockey.com hinted the possibility India in the Champions Trophy last week, based on Pak media reports.

Champions Trophy for men starts in Melbourne November 28th.

Champions Challenge for men will be held in Argentina in December 6th.

Interestingly, Pakistan was also in the Challenger with India, as both teams move to Champions Trophy now, it remains to be seen how the tournaments are adjusted