So, it is a good decision to go to Spain before landing at Rio," Sreejesh said. Sreejesh said hockey is a team and a captain hardly has any role on the pitch. Newly-appointed Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh said there is no "easy match" in a sporting extravaganza like the Olympics, and all 12 teams will fancy their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals in Rio. Unlike previous editions, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has introduced a new competition format in this year's Olympics. As per the new format 12 teams have been divided into two pools of six with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool.

Source: dna July 25, 2016 12:55 UTC