From World No.11 to World No.5: Hockey India, The Journey

    Good News in town!!! Cheers to the Indian Hockey team, who has made their presence evident by moving up in the scoreboard... Wondering on what this is all about? The Indian Hockey team has made the nation proud by getting into the group of Top 5 teams in the FIH world rankings!

Wanna know more about how the Indian team made to the World No.5? Read through!

 

Congratulations Team India, You are on No.5 in the World!

   Yes, the Indian hockey team has managed to place them in the 5^th position as per the ranking made in June 2016 with the total points of 1543 which is just behind England which has 1550 points in the points table. That clearly indicates India is just 7 points away from the 4^th position in the FIH world rankings!

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has a ranking system in which the National Hockey teams are ranked based on their game results. Hence the FIH world Rankings entirely stand on the performance of the team in the field of Hockey.

       Here is a quick recap on the awe-inspiring journey of the Indian Hockey team being the 5^th in the world!

The Year 2010:

 Indian Hockey team on the 9^th Rank,

• Being the joint winners in the 19^th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup held in May 2010, India put a strong impressing.
• In October, Indian Hockey team won the Silver medal in 19^th CWG.
• The 16^th Asian games held in November got them a bronze in the tournament.

The Year 2011:

  Ranked at No.10,

• Indian team earned the Gold medal in the 1^st Asian Men’s Champions Trophy in September.
• Following the win, they grabbed the Silver in the Champions Challenge Tournament.

The Year 2012:

 With the 11^th Rank,

• The year started off well for the Indian Hockey team with the Gold in the Hero FIH road to London in February.
• They received a Bronze in the 21^st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in the month of May.
• The 2^nd Asian Men’s Champions Trophy boosted them with a Silver medal. 

The Year 2013:

 Back to being 10^th,

• As the played the HWL Round 2 terrifically, they held the Gold medal in hand.
• In August, they got the Silver in the 9^th Asian Cup 2013.

The Year 2014:

 Moved up to the 9^th Rank,

• A Silver medal was earned in the 20^th CWG 2014.
• Indian hockey team won the IND-AUS test series (3-1).
• The 17^th Asian Games 2014 was held, which brought them the Gold. 

The Year 2015:

 Jumped to the 6^th Rank,

• Indian team stood with the Bronze in the 24^th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
• India won the IND-JAP Test Series (3-0),
• The team had a great win in the European tour 2015 (4-1).
• In October, India won the IND-NZ Test Series (2-1).
• The Hero Hockey World League Final 2015 was held on November, where Indian Hockey team scored Bronze.

The Year 2016:

 Among the Top 5 teams in the FIH world Rankings, being the No.5,

• India scored Silver in the 12^th South Asian Games 2016.
• The Indian Hockey team grabbed on their second Silver in the 25^th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
• Yet another Silver medal was received in the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 along with a lot of appreciations.

        That presents us a brief note on the journey of the Indian Hockey team with their ranks in the FIH World Rankings with each year.

Going forward, we wish the team on their progressive play! Keeping the hopes high for the matches in future including the 6 Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament and the Olympics 2016!

The Journey continues..!