Indian men's hockey team skipper Harmanpreet Singh has said the team entered "last stages of an intense training block" in their preparation for the Paris Olympics.
The Indian men's hockey team failed to avoid a 0-5 series whitewash after going down 2-3 in the fifth Test against Australia, completing a nightmare of a tour in Perth on Saturday.
India were decimated 1-5 in the opening Test, while they lost the second and third Tests 2-4 and 1-2 respectively.
Tim Brand (3'), Tom Wickham (20', 38'), Joel Rintala (37'), and Flynn Ogilvie (57') were the goalscorers for the hosts, while Gurjant Singh (47') netted a solitary goal for India.
The five-game series offers India a chance to gauge their strengths and capabilities ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Harendra Singh is the frontrunner to replace Janneke Schopman as the Indian women's hockey team coach.
PR Sreejesh, who will be featuring in his fourth Olympics this year, refused to believe that the upcoming edition in Paris could be his last outing in the sporting extravaganza.
Upton, who played a role in India winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup, will be a part of the support staff of the country's men's hockey team in Paris.
Having clinched a bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics, Indian men's hockey team will look to upgrade to gold in the upcoming Paris Games, said skipper Harmanpreet Singh.
The Indian men's hockey team will take on New Zealand in its opening match of the Paris Olympics on July 27
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bhola Nath Singh on Wednesday denied outgoing CEO Elena Norman's assertion of a rift between them
After holding the position for 13 years, Norman resigned and even though HI did not reveal the specific reasons for her decision in its official statement, the Australian spoke out on what pushed her to exit
Fresh turmoil hit Hockey India on Tuesday when its long-serving CEO Elena Norman resigned from her position owing to non-payment of dues for the past few months
Hardik Singh (38') scored the lone goal for India, while Floris Middendorp (4') was on the scoresheet for the Netherlands in regulation time.
The Indian men's hockey team would look to continue its recent domination over the Netherlands with an outright win when the two sides meet in the return leg match of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela on Wednesday.
Indian custodian PR Sreejesh then produced a decisive save, denying Spain captain Marc Miralles, to earn the win for the hosts.
Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh turned out to be the saviour as the Indian men's hockey team defeated world number one Netherlands 4-2 via a shoot-out in the FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh slammed a brace as the Indian men's hockey team outplayed Spain 4-1 in a FIH Pro League match in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.