Live streaming, India vs Australia hockey: Harmanpreet Singh leads Paris 2024 preparatory tour - where to watch, schedule

The Indian men's hockey team will face the Kookaburras in five matches as part of its 2024 tour of Australia. All five matches, to be live streamed, will be played in Perth, with the first scheduled this Saturday.

A tour against Tokyo 2020 silver medallists Australia in their own backyard will be a tough test for India and provide Craig Fulton’s men with the perfect opportunity to finetune their preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics in July-August.

Fulton has named a full-strength 27-member Indian hockey team for the tour with star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh as captain. Hardik Singh, who was named Hockey India’s Men’s Player of the Year for 2023, will be his deputy.

Performances during the tour Down Under will count for those eager to seal a spot in the final 16-member Indian team for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Both Australia and India have been drawn in Pool B of the men’s hockey tournament at Paris Olympics, with the two teams set to meet in their final group match on August 2.

The tour will also provide both teams a chance to measure each other up before the big meeting in France.

Currently, Australia are ranked fifth in the world hockey rankings while India are fourth.

The two teams have already squared off twice this year in the FIH Pro League. The Kookaburras won the first match 6-4 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

India held the Aussies to a 2-2 draw at the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela in the second fixture but ended up losing the bonus point shootout 3-0.

Where to watch India vs Australia hockey 2024 live

Live streaming of the Indian men’s hockey team’s matches vs Australia will be available on JioCinema and watch.hockey. Live telecast of the India vs Australia hockey matches will be available on the Sports18 3 and Sports18 1 HD TV channels in India.

India vs Australia men’s hockey 2024 schedule

All in Indian Standard Times (IST)

• April 6, Saturday: India vs Australia - 2:00 PM
• April 7, Sunday: India vs Australia - 2:00 PM
• April 10, Wednesday: India vs Australia - 3:00 PM
• April 12, Friday: India vs Australia - 3:00 PM
• April 13, Saturday: India vs Australia - 2:00 PM

Indian men’s hockey squad for Australia tour 2024

Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, PR Sreejesh, Suraj Karkera

Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Sanjay, Sumit, Amir Ali

Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh (vice-captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal, Vishnukant Singh

Forwards: Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Boby Singh Dhami, Araijeet Singh Hundal