India men's national under-21 field hockey team

India
India
AssociationHockey India
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachHerman Kruis
Assistant coach(es)C. R. Kumar
Junior World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1979)
Best resultGold Champions (2001, 2016)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1988)
Best resultGold Champions (2004, 2008, 2015, 2023)
Medal record
Junior World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2001 Hobart
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lucknow
Silver medal – second place 1997 Milton Keynes
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 2008 Hyderabad
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuantan
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oman
Silver medal – second place 1996 Singapore
Silver medal – second place 2000 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Malacca

The India men's national under-21 field hockey team represent India in men's international under-21 field hockey competitions. It is controlled by Hockey India, the governing body for field hockey in India.[1] They are one of the most successful junior field hockey team in the world having won the World Cup twice and Asia Cup thrice.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "India Men Jr". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Incredible India win Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men Lucknow 2016". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  3. ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: India beat Belgium to make semi-finals". Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  4. ^ "FIH Hockey Men's Junior World Cup: Germany ends India's title defence". Retrieved 15 October 2022.