NEW DELHI: The Indian hockey team's stand-in captain and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh says the Champions Trophy in England and the following six-nation hockey tournament in Spain will give his side the opportunity to test players' mental strength ahead of the Rio Olympic Games.The Indian hockey team is leaving for England on Sunday to compete in the Champions Trophy. "Almost a month before the London Olympics , we were in Europe playing matches and directly went for the Olympics. "We are getting back-to-back matches in London and Spain and that's how the schedule will be like in Rio Olympics also. Right from the highest capped player for the team to the junior most in the team we all have responsibilities to fulfill and our realistic expectation will be to play consistently throughout the Champions Trophy," he said.India will open their Champions Trophy campaign with a match against Germany on June 10. This will be a mental test for us as we play world's top four teams in London and we play the five teams we will face in Rio at the Six Nations Tournament.

Source: Times of India June 05, 2016 08:45 UTC