Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh will play for Soorma Hockey Club, the Punjab franchise, in Hockey India League 2024-25 after being picked for Rs 78 lakh amount during the players’ auction in Delhi on Sunday.
Defender Harmanpreet, who is also a penalty corner specialist, scored 10 goals for the side in the bronze medal winning campaign at Paris Olympics. He also led the team to the Asian Champions Trophy title last month.
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The Amritsar-born Harmanpreet made his Olympic debut in 2016. He was also instrumental in India’s third-place finish at the 2021-22 FIH Pro League where he ended as top-scorer with 18 goals.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a bronze and was instrumental in his team’s silver medal win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He also captained his team to a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. Harmanpreet was named the men’s player of the year at FIH Player of the Year Awards for 2020-21.
