India men's national field hockey team

Nickname(s)	Men in Blue
Association	Hockey India (2008–present) Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008)
Confederation	Asian Hockey Federation
Head Coach	Craig Fulton
Assistant coach(es)	Rhett Halkett
Captain	Harmanpreet Singh
Most caps	Dilip Tirkey (412)
Top scorer	Traditional: Dhyan Chand (570) Modern: Harmanpreet Singh (207)
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	5
Highest	3 (2021, 2023)
Lowest	12 (2007)
First international
New Zealand  2–5  India (Christchurch, New Zealand; 26 June 1926)[1]
Biggest win
India  26–0  Hong Kong (Jakarta, Indonesia; 22 August 2018)[2]
Biggest defeat
Australia  8–0  India (New Delhi, India; 14 October 2010)[3]
Olympic Games
Appearances	22 (first in 1928)
Best result	Champions (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1971)
Best result	Champions (1975)
Asian Games
Appearances	18 (first in 1958)
Best result	Champions (1966, 1998, 2014, 2022)
Asia Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2007, 2017)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 8 1 4 World Cup 1 1 1 Pro League 0 0 1 World League 0 0 2 Champions Trophy 0 2 1 Commonwealth Games 0 3 0 Asian Games 4 9 3 Asia Cup 3 5 2 Asian Champions Trophy 5 1 1 Total 21 22 15 Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Team 1932 Los Angeles Team 1936 Berlin Team 1948 London Team 1952 Helsinki Team 1956 Melbourne Team 1964 Tokyo Team 1980 Moscow Team 1960 Rome Team 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Team 2020 Tokyo Team 2024 Paris Team World Cup 1975 Kuala Lumpur Team 1973 Amstelveen Team 1971 Barcelona Team Pro League 2021–22 Rotterdam Team World League 2014–15 Raipur Team 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team Champions Trophy 2016 London Team 2018 Breda Team 1982 Amstelveen Team Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Team 2014 Glasgow Team 2022 Birmingham Team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Hangzhou Team 1958 Tokyo Team 1962 Jakarta Team 1970 Bangkok Team 1974 Tehran Team 1978 Bangkok Team 1982 New Delhi Team 1990 Beijing Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2002 Busan Team 1986 Seoul Team 2010 Guangzhou Team 2018 Jakarta / Palembang Team Asia Cup 2003 Kuala Lumpur Team 2007 Chennai Team 2017 Dhaka Team 1982 Karachi Team 1985 Dhaka Team 1989 New Delhi Team 1994 Hiroshima Team 2013 Ipoh Team 1999 Kuala Lumpur Team 2022 Jakarta Team Asian Champions Trophy 2011 Ordos Team 2016 Kuantan Team 2018 Muscat Team 2023 Chennai Team 2024 Hulunbuir Team 2012 Doha Team 2021 Dhaka Team

The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India.

In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row. The team had a 30–0 winning streak during this time, from their first game in 1928 until the 1960 gold medal final which they lost. India also won the World Cup in 1975. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 87 victories out of the 142 matches played. They have also scored more goals in the Olympics than any other team. They are also the only team ever to win the Olympics without conceding a single goal, having done so in 1928 and 1956.^[4]

The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in Asia. They have won the Asian Games four times: in 1966, 1998, 2014 and 2022. India came out on top at the Asia Cup in 2003, 2007 and in 2017. India has won 43 out of 56 matches in the Asia Cup and holds the records for most wins and best winning percentage in the competition. They are the most successful team in the Asian Champions Trophy, winning the competition a record five times, namely in 2011, 2016, 2018, 2023, and 2024. The 2024 Asian Champions Trophy is the newest title victory for the team and in total, India has won 30 official international titles.^[5]

India is known to have an intense rivalry with Pakistan, with whom they have played in the finals of major tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Asian Games, Asia Cup and Asian Champions Trophy.^[6]

India participated at the Olympics for the first time in 1928. In the group stage, India beat Austria 6–0, Belgium 9–0 and Switzerland 5–0 without conceding a single goal. They defeated Netherlands 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of Jaipal Singh Munda.^[7] India then went on to successfully defend their title at the 1932 Olympics with a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over United States, in that match Dhyan Chand scored 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest margin of victory ever in the Olympic games even after all these years.^[8] India went on to win their third straight title at the 1936 Olympics, this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, Hungary 4–0 and United States 7–0. In the semi-finals they defeated France 10–0. The team went on to face Germany in the final. The match was won by India 8–1 and it still remains the biggest winning margin in an Olympic final.^[8] The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the sport.^[9]

The World War II caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey.^[10] At the 1948 Olympics India was placed in group A and won all the three games, an 8–0 win over Austria, Argentina 9–1 and Spain 2–0. In the final India went on to face Great Britain, it was the first time India faced them. The skilled British team had already won the gold medal in 1908 and 1920, so this match was billed as a "Battle of Champions" and eventually India won the match 4–0.^[11] The result was a sweet one for India, which gained independence from Britain just a year before. This win is often regarded as the greatest ever moment of Indian field hockey and also all of Indian sports.^[12]

India went on to win two further gold medals in 1952 and 1956, preserving its record as the most successful and dominant team at that time in the Olympics. In 1952 Olympics quarter-finals India won against Austria 4–0, Great Britain 3–1 in semi-final and defeated Netherlands 6–1 in the final.^[13] The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of Balbir Singh Sr., which is an Olympic record that still stands today. At the 1956 Olympics India defeated Afghanistan 14–0, United States 16–0 and Singapore 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey.^[14] India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. India also defeated Japan 8–0, South Korea 2–1 and Malaysia 6–0. But Pakistan claimed the gold medal due to better goal difference. It was the first time India finished runners-up in an international competition.^[15]

At the 1960 Olympics India started its campaign by winning against Denmark 10–0, and Netherlands 4–1, New Zealand 3–0. India defeated Australia and Great Britain in quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively. In the final it was the beginning of a new era, for the first time India lost a match at the Olympics, a 0–1 loss to Pakistan in the final which ended India's streak of six successive gold medals and 30 matches unbeaten run.^[16] Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the 1962 Asian Games. India returned strongly at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics by registering wins against Hong Kong, Belgium, Netherlands, Malaysia and Canada and drawing with Spain and Germany. In the Semi-finals India defeated Australia 3–1, and they won against Pakistan in the final to take their seventh gold medal at the games and also went on to capture their first gold medal in 1966 Asian Games by defeating Pakistan again in the final.^[17]

At the 1968 Mexico Olympics, India started with a loss against New Zealand but won all of their remaining 6 matches against West Germany, Japan, Spain, Mexico, East Germany and Belgium but India went to a new low, for the first time as they were defeated in the semi-final by Australia, but they successfully claimed the bronze medal by beating West Germany.^[18] At the 1972 Olympics also the results were same as India started brightly by defeating Great Britain, Australia, Kenya, New Zealand and Mexico but drew with Netherlands and Poland. They were defeated in the semi-finals by Pakistan. In the third-place match India defeated the Netherlands to claim bronze medal.^[19]

India won the bronze medal at the 1971 World Cup by virtue of a win over Kenya in the third-place playoffs.^[20] At the 1973 World Cup India defeated Pakistan in semi-finals, but lost to Netherlands in the final in penalty shoot-out after the match ended in a 2–2 draw.^[21] But at the 1975 World Cup India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title.^[22] In the 1976 Olympics astro-turf hockey pitch was introduced, India struggled to maintain their dominance like they did on grass fields and for the first time ever returned home empty handed. The 1980 Olympics was held in Moscow, India started their campaign with an 18–0 win over Tanzania followed by a 2–2 draw with both Poland and Spain respectively. Later followed by resounding wins over Cuba with a margin of 13–0 and Soviet Union by the scoreline of 4–2. India later won the gold medal for a record eighth time by defeating Spain in the final by the score of 4–3.^[23]

After the 1980 Olympics success India's performance declined and the following decades resulted in a lot of ups and downs for the national team. As the team failed to win any medal in the World Cups or Olympics, but continued to be a top team in Asia and went on to win several medals in continental competitions.^[24] The 1982 World Cup was hosted by India and they finished at 5th position.^[25] The team lost to Pakistan in both 1982 Asian Games final and the inaugural Asia Cup final held in Karachi.^[26] India ended the decade by winning bronze medals at the 1986 Asian Games and 1982 Champions Trophy and silver medals at the 1985 Asia Cup and 1989 Asia Cup. Their only gold medal success in a big tournament in the decade came at the 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.^[27] India also went on to win 1991 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and reached finals of 1994 Asia Cup but lost to South Korea in the final. The team then went on to win the 1995 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.^[28]

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the 1998 Asian Games by defeating South Korea.^[29][30] The team finished fourth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the 1999 Asia Cup.^[31]

India started the new millennium by winning the inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge by defeating South Africa in the final. In 2003 India won their first ever Asia Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the final.^[32] The same year India also clinched the first and only Afro-Asian Games title by defeating Pakistan again in the final.^[33] For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the 2006 Asian Games, but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the 2007 Asia Cup. In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7–2.^[34] India failed to qualify for 2008 Beijing Games for the first time.^[35]

The next Asia Cup tournament in 2009 proved to be disastrous as the team finished fifth and failed to get any medal. But the team regained momentum after winning the 2009 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup and also became the joint winners in the 2010 edition. In the 2010 World Cup, which was hosted in India, and the team finished on 8th position. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games which was again hosted by India, the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0–8 by Australia, the biggest defeat India ever suffered.^[36] India became the first ever champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after they beat Pakistan in the final of the 2011 edition.^[37] In 2012 the team finished last at the Olympics as they lost all their matches, it was disappointing given the fact that they are the most successful team ever at the Olympics.^[38][39] India also finished as runners-up at the 2012 Asian Champions Trophy.^[40]

After the disappointment in Olympics India played at the 2013 Asian Champions Trophy but could only finish at 5th place. The 2014 Asian Games became the turning point as the team defeated Pakistan^[41][42][43] to win their third gold medal.^[44][45][46] In 2014–15 Hockey World League India won the bronze medal by beating Netherlands. The team reached the finals of 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy but lost to Australia in penalty shootout. But bounced back by winning Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan and 2017 Asia Cup by defeating Malaysia.^[47][48] The team also won bronze medal at the 2016–17 Hockey World League by defeating Germany 2–1.

The 2018 Asian Games proved little disappointing as India was the defending champions as well as the favorites to win but was surprised by Malaysia in semi-final. They later won bronze medal by defeating Pakistan 2–1.^[49] The team returned strongly by winning 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and collecting a gold medal at the 2018–19 Men's Hockey Series. India played as hosts in the 2018 Hockey World Cup and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands.^[50]

Indian team won bronze in 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Germany 5–4. This was a historic win as the Indian Hockey team won a medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years.^[51][52] In 2023 India made a successful run at the Asian Champions Trophy and the Asian Games both of which India won undefeated.^[53]

Indian hockey team won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris by defeating Spain.^[54]

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  Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
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  Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
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  The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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  India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.
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  Indian team in 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics.
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  Indian hockey team in 2000s.
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  India after winning FIH Hockey Series.
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  Indian field hockey team in 2010s.
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  Indian field hockey team in 2020s.

Summer Olympics
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	29	0
1932	Los Angeles, USA	Group stage	Champions	2	2	0	0	35	2
1936	Berlin, Germany	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	38	1
1948	London, UK	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	25	2
1952	Helsinki, Finland	Final	Champions	3	3	0	0	13	2
1956	Melbourne, Australia	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	38	0
1960	Rome, Italy	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	19	2
1964	Tokyo, Japan	Final	Champions	9	7	2	0	22	5
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	Semi-finals	Third place	9	7	0	2	23	7
1972	Munich, West Germany	Semi-finals	Third place	9	6	2	1	27	11
1976	Montreal, Canada	Group stage	7th place	8	4	1	3	17	13
1980	Moscow, USSR	Final	Champions	6	4	2	0	43	9
1984	Los Angeles, USA	Group stage	5th place	7	5	1	1	20	11
1988	Seoul, South Korea	Group stage	6th place	7	2	2	3	16	15
1992	Barcelona, Spain	Group stage	7th place	7	3	0	4	7	12
1996	Atlanta, USA	Group stage	8th place	7	2	3	2	14	10
2000	Sydney, Australia	Group stage	7th place	7	3	2	2	13	10
2004	Athens, Greece	Group stage	7th place	7	2	1	4	16	18
2008	Beijing, China	Did not qualify
2012	London, UK	Group stage	12th place	6	0	0	6	8	21
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Quarter-finals	8th place	6	2	1	3	10	12
2020	Tokyo, Japan	Semi-finals	Third place	8	6	0	2	25	23
2024	Paris, France	Semi-finals	Third place	8	4	2	2	15	12
	Total		8 Titles	142	87	19	36	473	198

World Cup
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1971	Barcelona, Spain	Semi-finals	Third place	6	5	0	1	8	3
1973	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Final	Runners-up	7	4	3	0	15	3
1975	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Final	Champions	7	5	1	1	19	8
1978	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Group stage	6th place	8	4	1	3	11	16
1982	Bombay, India	Group stage	5th place	7	5	0	2	29	15
1986	London, England	Group stage	12th place	7	1	1	5	8	16
1990	Lahore, Pakistan	Group stage	10th place	7	1	1	5	12	18
1994	Sydney, Australia	Group stage	5th place	7	3	2	2	14	12
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	Group stage	9th place	7	3	0	4	13	19
2002	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Group stage	10th place	9	3	1	5	22	17
2006	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Group stage	11th place	7	1	1	5	10	18
2010	New Delhi, India	Group stage	8th place	6	1	1	4	15	21
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	Group stage	9th place	6	2	1	3	10	12
2018	Bhubaneswar, India	Quarter-finals	6th place	4	2	1	1	13	5
2023	Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India	Cross-overs	9th place	6	4	2	0	22	7
	Total		1 Title	101	44	16	41	221	190

Asian Games
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1958	Tokyo, Japan	Group stage	Runners-up	4	3	1	0	16	1
1962	Jakarta, Indonesia	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	19	2
1966	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	0
1970	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	16	1
1974	Tehran, Iran	Group stage	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	25	3
1978	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	18	5
1982	New Delhi, India	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	45	10
1986	Seoul, South Korea	Semi-finals	Third place	6	4	1	1	30	6
1990	Beijing, China	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	22	3
1994	Hiroshima, Japan	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	10	4
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Final	Champions	6	5	1	0	24	4
2002	Busan, South Korea	Final	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	16	9
2006	Doha, Qatar	Group stage	5th place	6	4	1	1	34	5
2010	Guangzhou, China	Semi-finals	Third place	6	5	0	1	26	8
2014	Incheon, South Korea	Final	Champions	6	4	1	1	20	3
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	Semi-finals	Third place	7	6	1	0	80	6
2022	Hangzhou, China	Final	Champions	7	7	0	0	68	9
	Total		4 Titles	96	76	8	12	477	79

Asia Cup
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	Karachi, Pakistan	Group stage	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	40	4
1985	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Final	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	33	7
1989	New Delhi, India	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	15	2
1994	Hiroshima, Japan	Final	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	15	7
1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Semi-finals	Third place	5	3	1	1	17	9
2003	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Final	Champions	5	4	0	1	25	9
2007	Chennai, India	Final	Champions	7	7	0	0	57	5
2009	Kuantan, Malaysia	Group stage	5th place	4	2	1	1	20	7
2013	Ipoh, Malaysia	Final	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	24	5
2017	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Final	Champions	7	6	1	0	28	6
2022	Jakarta, Indonesia	Second round	Third place	7	3	3	1	29	14
	Total		3 Titles	63	46	8	9	303	75

Asian Champions Trophy
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Ordos, China	Final	Champions	6	2	4	0	15	8
2012	Doha, Qatar	Final	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	27	12
2013	Kakamigahara, Japan	Group stage	5th place	6	3	0	3	18	13
2016	Kuantan, Malaysia	Final	Champions	7	5	2	0	30	10
2018	Muscat, Oman	Final	Champions	6	5	1	0	30	4
2021	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Semi-finals	Third place	6	4	1	1	27	11
2023	Chennai, India	Final	Champions	7	6	1	0	29	8
2024	Hulunbuir, China	Final	Champions	7	7	0	0	26	5
	Total		5 Titles	51	36	9	6	202	71

Commonwealth Games
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Semi-finals	Fourth place	7	4	1	2	22	12
2006	Melbourne, Australia	Group stage	6th place	5	2	1	2	15	8
2010	New Delhi, India	Final	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	19	22
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	Final	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	19	15
2018	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	Semi-finals	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	15	14
2022	Birmingham, England	Final	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	30	14
	Total		Runners-up	36	20	5	11	120	85

Pro League
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2020–21	N/A	Group stage	Fourth place	8	3	3	2	22	17
2021–22	N/A	Group stage	Third place	16	8	4	4	62	40
2022–23	N/A	Group stage	Fourth place	16	8	3	5	51	42
2023–24	N/A	Group stage	Seventh place	16	5	6	5	38	35
2024–25	N/A	Qualified
Total			Third place	56	24	16	16	173	134

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
Year	Host	Position
1983	Malaysia	Third place
1985	Malaysia	Champions
1991	Malaysia	Champions
1995	Malaysia	Champions
2000	Malaysia	Third place
2001	Malaysia	5th place
2004	Malaysia	7th place
2005	Malaysia	5th place
2006	Malaysia	Third place
2007	Malaysia	Third place
2008	Malaysia	Runners-up
2009	Malaysia	Champions
2010	Malaysia	Champions
2011	Malaysia	6th place
2012	Malaysia	Third place
2013	Malaysia	5th place
2015	Malaysia	Third place
2016	Malaysia	Runners-up
2017	Malaysia	Third place
2018	Malaysia	5th place
2019	Malaysia	Runners-up
	Total	5 Titles

South Asian Games
Year	Host	Position
1995	Madras, India	Champions
2006	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Runners-up
2010	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Runners-up
2016	Guwahati, India	Runners-up
	Total	1 Title

Hockey World League
Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2012–13	6th place	15	6	4	5	59	37
2014–15	Third place	13	4	3	6	23	35
2016–17	Third place	13	5	2	6	33	23
Total	Third place	41	15	9	17	115	95

Champions Trophy
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1980	Karachi, Pakistan	Group stage	5th place	6	1	2	3	17	24
1982	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Group stage	Third place	5	3	0	2	16	20
1983	Karachi, Pakistan	Group stage	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	8	9
1985	Perth, Australia	Group stage	6th place	5	1	1	3	9	15
1986	Karachi, Pakistan	Group stage	5th place	5	2	0	3	6	10
1989	Berlin, West Germany	Group stage	6th place	5	1	0	4	7	12
1995	Berlin, Germany	Group stage	5th place	6	0	3	3	7	13
1996	Madras, India	Group stage	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	10	12
2002	Cologne, Germany	Group stage	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	16	18
2003	Amstelveen, Netherlands	Group stage	Fourth place	6	2	0	4	19	22
2004	Lahore, Pakistan	Group stage	Fourth Place	6	1	1	4	11	16
2005	Chennai, India	Group stage	6th place	6	1	0	5	9	15
2012	Melbourne, Australia	Semi-finals	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	12	12
2014	Bhubaneswar, India	Semi-finals	Fourth place	6	2	0	4	13	15
2016	London, UK	Final	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	10	11
2018	Breda, Netherlands	Final	Runners-up	6	2	3	1	11	7
	Total		Runners-up	91	27	15	49	181	231

Champions Challenge
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2001	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Final	Champions	6	4	1	1	11	6
2007	Boom, Belgium	Semi-finals	Third place	6	4	0	2	16	13
2009	Salta, Argentina	Semi-finals	Third place	5	3	1	1	16	13
2011	Johannesburg, South Africa	Final	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	29	17
	Total		1 Title	23	15	3	5	72	49

Hockey Series
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018–19	Bhubaneshwar, India	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	35	4
	Total		1 Title	5	5	0	0	35	4

Afro-Asian Games
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003	Hyderabad, India	Final	Champions	5	5	0	0	23	11
	Total		1 Title	5	5	0	0	23	11

Western Asiatic Games
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1934	Delhi, India	Final	Champions	1	1	0	0	5	0
	Total		1 Title	1	1	0	0	5	0

• Summer Olympics:
  • Gold medal: 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980^[55]
  • Silver medal: 1960
  • Bronze medal: 1968, 1972, 2020, 2024
• World Cup:
  • Champions: 1975^[56]
  • Runner-up: 1973
  • Third Place: 1971
• Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 1966, 1998, 2014, 2022
  • Silver medal: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2002
  • Bronze medal: 1986, 2010, 2018
• Asia Cup:
  • Champions: 2003, 2007, 2017
  • Runner-up: 1982, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2013
  • Third Place: 1999, 2022
• Asian Champions Trophy:
  • Champions: 2011, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024
  • Runner-up: 2012
  • Third Place: 2021
• Commonwealth Games:
  • Silver medal: 2010, 2014, 2022
• FIH Pro League:
  • Third Place: 2021–22

• Sultan Azlan Shah Cup:
  • Champions: 1985, 1991, 1995, 2009, 2010
  • Runner-up: 2008, 2016, 2019
  • Third Place: 1983, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017
• South Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 1995
  • Silver medal: 2006, 2010, 2016

• Hockey World league:
  • Bronze medal: 2014–15, 2016–17
• Champions Trophy:
  • Silver medal: 2016, 2018^[57]
  • Bronze medal: 1982
• Hockey Champions Challenge:
  • Champions: 2001
  • Silver medal: 2011
  • Bronze medal: 2007, 2009
• Hockey Series:
  • Champions: 2018–19
• Afro-Asian Games:
  • Gold medal: 2003
• Western Asiatic Games:
  • Gold medal: 1934

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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