Overview

• The 13th edition runs from October 11 to 18 in Johor Bahru, with India using the tournament to tune up for the Junior World Cup later this year.
• India opens against Great Britain on October 11, then faces New Zealand (Oct 12), Pakistan (Oct 14), Australia (Oct 15) and Malaysia (Oct 17), with the top two advancing to the October 18 final.
• Sreejesh says preparation focuses on balance, combining structure with creativity and discipline with aggression to meet top-level competition.
• Defender Rohit leads the squad, which recently completed a specialist drag-flick camp conducted by Rupinder Pal Singh in Bengaluru.
• India arrives as the event’s second-most successful team with three titles (2013, 2014, 2022), trailing only Great Britain’s four.