The 22-year-old from Manipur has had an arduous journey to international hockey, and is elated to represent India at the Asiad.
While India are in a discovery phase, Fulton gave his predecessor, Graham Reid, credit for putting the team on the map with consistent performances.
Duco Telgenkamp (6th minute), Boris Burkhardt (40th) and Tjep Hoedemakers (42nd) scored for the Dutch side while Sanjay (17th) and Gurjant Singh (45th) struck for India.
India had lost to the hosts Spain in their opening game, but they bounced back today with an impressive performance.
India returned home from their recent European outing with a mixed bag of results in the FIH Pro League, with the team winning four of the eight matches it played over two weeks.
Skipper Harmanpreet led from the front, converting a penalty corner in the 33rd minute. Amit Rohidas also converted from a penalty corner in the 39th minute before Abhishek's field goal in the 59th minute nailed it for India.
Ace dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh finished as the top scorer in the 2022-23 FIH Pro League.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (11’) scored India's lone goal despite the visitors being awarded as many as five penalty corners and a penalty stroke.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th minute), Mandeep Singh (19th), Sukhjeet Singh (28th) and Abhishek (50th) were the goal scorers for India.
Midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad gave India the lead in the first minute of the game, before Harmanpreet (20th and 29th min) scored twice from penalty corners.
India, who had come to Europe as table toppers, lost 1-2 to Olympic champions Belgium in their first match and went down 2-4 against Great Britain to drop down...
Heading into this game, both India and Great Britain were tied with 19 points at the top of the table, but the latter have consolidated their position...
India overcame a disappointing World Cup campaign earlier this year to climb to the top of the 2022-23 Pro League table with an unbeaten record against world...
Fulton, who has witnessed the rise of Belgium hockey since 2018, wants India to first dominate Asian hockey and then gradually translate it into the world...
In their previous outing in the prestigious League matches at home, India remained unbeaten against reigning World Champions Germany and Australia, which...
India men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said the inclusion of yoga in their weekly routine had worked wonders as the ancient practice was helping...
The 21-year-old has made rapid strides in hockey with impressive performances right from his Junior India days. His performance at Pro League drew parallels...
Mandeep was among the eight players who were left out of the FIH Pro League team after India made a shock pre-quarterfinals exit from the World Cup in Odisha...
This jump means that India have now moved ahead of hockey powerhouse Australia, who dropped to fifth.
Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh starred in the shootout, which India won 4-3 to notch up their fourth win on the trot, at the Birsa Munda Stadium.
This was India's second win over Germany in three days.
Harmanpreet found the target in the 13th, 14th and 55th minutes after Australia had taken an early lead in the second minute through a field goal from Joshua...
In a replay of the World Cup semi-finals that led to late heartbreak for Australia, it was Germany who came up on top once again to secure all three points.
Sukhjeet, one of the players who survived the axe after India's shock pre-quarterfinal exit in the World Cup in January, scored in the 31st and 42nd minutes,...
Led by star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian team had made a shock last-16 exit in the World Cup held in January.
