India, Aug. 31 -- India, captained by Harmanpreet Singh, will take on Japan next in the Men's Hockey Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, August 31. Both teams are in Group A, and they started off with a victory in their opening matches. Japan registered an emphatic 7-0 win over Kazakhstan while India managed to hang on for a nervy 4-3 win over China at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, Bihar.

Both India and Japan have the same number of points; however, the latter lead the Pool A standings due to a better goal margin.

India: Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Krishan Pathak, Suraj Karkera, Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik...