India men's national field hockey team: Difference between revisions

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{About|the men's team|the women's team|India women's national field hockey team}}

| image        = Hockey India Logo.svg

| size          = 190px

| nickname      = Men in Blue

| association  = {{plainlist|

*[[Hockey India]] (2008–present)

| confederation = [[Asian Hockey Federation|AHF]] (Asia)

| coach        = [[Craig Fulton]]

| assistant    = [[Rhett Halkett]]

| captain       = [[Harmanpreet Singh]]

| most caps    = [[Dilip Tirkey]] (412)

| top scorer    = [[Dhyan Chand]] (570)

| max rank      = 3

| max date      = July 2021, September 2023

| Olympic apps = 21

| Olympic best = {{OG1}} '''Champions''' ([[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]], [[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]], [[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]], [[Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], [[Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]], [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]])

| World cup apps = 15

| World cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] '''Champions''' ([[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975]])

| Regional cup apps = 18

| Regional cup best = {{Asia1}} '''Champions''' ([[Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]], [[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]], [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2014]], [[Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2022]])

| 2ndRegional cup apps = 11

| 2ndRegional cup best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] '''Champions''' ([[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2003]], [[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007]], [[2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]])

| leftarm4      = FFFFFF

| body4        = FFFFFF

| rightarm4    = FFFFFF

| shorts4      = FFFFFF

|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|8|1|3

|[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]|4|1|1

|[[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]|0|3|0

{{Medal|Competition|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1928 Summer Olympics|1928 Amsterdam]]|[[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]]|[[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]]|[[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]|[[Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Helsinki]]|[[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne]]|[[Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]]|[[Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]]|[[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]|[[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]]|[[Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]|[[Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[Men's FIH Hockey World Cup|World Cup]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975 Kula Lumpur]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973 Amstelveen]]|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[1971 Men's Hockey World Cup|1971 Barcelona]]|}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1966 Asian Games|1966 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Huangzhou]]|[[Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1958 Asian Games|1958 Tokyo]]|[[Field hockey at the 1958 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1962 Asian Games|1962 Jakarta]]|[[Field hockey at the 1962 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1970 Asian Games|1970 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1970 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1974 Asian Games|1974 Tehran]]|[[Field hockey at the 1974 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1978 Asian Games|1978 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1978 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1982 Asian Games|1982 New Delhi]]|[[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1990 Asian Games|1990 Beijing]]|[[Field hockey at the 1990 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]]|[[Field hockey at the 1994 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Field hockey at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]]|[[Field hockey at the 1986 Asian Games|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta & Palembang]]|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2003 Kuala Lumpur]]|}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007 Chennai]]|}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Dhaka]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1982 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1982 Karachi]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1985 Dhaka]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1989 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1989 New Delhi]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[1994 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1994 Hiroshima]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Ipoh]]|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[1999 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1999 Kuala Lumpur]]|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2022 Jakarta]]|}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[Men's FIH Hockey World League|Hockey World League]]|}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League|2014–15 Raipur]]|[[2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League|2016–17 Bhubaneswar]]|[[2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final|Team]]}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 London]]|}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}

The '''India men's national field hockey team''' represents [[India]] in international [[field hockey]] competitions, and is governed by [[Hockey India]]. The team was formerly under the control of [[Indian Hockey Federation]]. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the [[International Hockey Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey India|url=http://hockeyindia.org/|access-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106151830/http://hockeyindia.org/|archive-date=6 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In [[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]], the team won its first [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medal and until [[Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics|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 [[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics#Gold medal match|1960]] gold medal final which they lost. India also won the [[Men's FIH Hockey World Cup|World Cup]] in [[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975]]. India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals – in [[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]], [[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]], [[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]], [[Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], [[Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] and [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]. India also has the best overall performance in Olympic history with 83 victories out of the 134 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/olympic-sports/top-five-records-of-indian-mens-hockey-team|title=Indian field hockey records|access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814144944/https://khelnow.com/olympic-sports/top-five-records-of-indian-mens-hockey-team|url-status=live}}</ref>

The men in blues are also one of the most successful teams in [[Asia]]. They have won the [[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] three times – in [[Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]], [[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]] and [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]. India came out on top in the [[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] in [[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2003]], [[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007]] and in [[2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|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 also the most successful team in the [[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]], winning the competition a record four times – in [[2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2011]], [[2016 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2016]], [[2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2018]] and in [[2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2023]]. In total, India has won 28 official international titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/hall-of-fame/medal-tally|title=Medal Tally|access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>

 

===Golden years (1928–1959)===

India participated at the Olympics for the first time in [[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]. In the group stage, India beat [[Austria men's national field hockey team|Austria]] 6–0, [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|Belgium]] 9–0 and [[Switzerland men's national field hockey team|Switzerland]] 5–0 without conceding a single goal. They defeated [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] 3–0 in the finals under the captaincy of [[Jaipal Singh Munda]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/reliving-indian-hockey-s-glory-days-day-1928-india-won-its-first-olympic-gold-62660|title=Reliving Indian hockey's glory days: On this day in 1928, India won its first Olympic gold|date=26 May 2017|website=The News Minute|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419042058/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/reliving-indian-hockey-s-glory-days-day-1928-india-won-its-first-olympic-gold-62660|url-status=live}}</ref> India then went on to successfully defend their title at the  [[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]] with a 11–1 win over [[Japan men's national field hockey team|Japan]] and 24–1 win over [[United States men's national field hockey team|USA]], in the match against United States [[Dhyan Chand]] hit 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.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1932-olympics-games-indias-dominance-continues/article3613551.ece|title=1932 Olympics games: India's dominance continues|date=7 July 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229115425/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1932-olympics-games-indias-dominance-continues/article3613551.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> India went on to win their third straight title at the [[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Olympics]], this time captained by legendary player Dhyan Chand himself. India stormed through the group stage by winning against Japan 9–0, [[Hungary men's national field hockey team|Hungary]] 4–0 and United States 7–0. In the semi-finals they defeated [[France men's national field hockey team|France]] 10–0. The team went on to face [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]] in the final. The match was won by India 8–1 and it still remains the biggest winning margin in an Olympic final.<ref name="auto"/> The Indian hockey team that won three successive Olympic titles is often regarded as one of the greatest ever team to play the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-players-berlin-1936-olympics-gold-medal-dhyan-chand/|title=Barefoot and without a tooth, Dhyan Chand's magic took centrestage at Berlin 1936|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225002012/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-players-berlin-1936-olympics-gold-medal-dhyan-chand/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Indian hockey team Vs Berlin Silberschild Eleven.jpg|180px|left|thumb|India vs Berlin XI in 1936.]]

The [[World War II]] caused the cancellation of 1940 and 1944 Olympics, which ended the era of a team that dominated world hockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/olympics-postponed-cancelled|title=When World Events Disrupted the Olympics|first=Dave|last=Roos|website=HISTORY|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101004651/https://www.history.com/news/olympics-postponed-cancelled|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]] India was placed in group A and won all the three games, an 8–0 win over Austria, [[Argentina men's national field hockey team|Argentina]] 9–1 and [[Spain men's national field hockey team|Spain]] 2–0. In the final India went on to face [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-1948-olympics-london-won-gold-medal-independent/|title=For independent India, how hockey made a new beginning at 1948 London Olympics|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118042217/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-1948-olympics-london-won-gold-medal-independent/|url-status=live}}</ref> The result was a sweet one for India, which gained [[Indian independence movement|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/success-that-day-tasted-the-best-72nd-anniversary-of-independent-indias-first-olympic-gold/articleshow/77499844.cms|title=1948 olympics games: 'Success that day tasted the best': 72nd anniversary of independent India's first Olympic gold &#124; Hockey News–Times of India|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819043228/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/success-that-day-tasted-the-best-72nd-anniversary-of-independent-indias-first-olympic-gold/articleshow/77499844.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

India went on to win two further gold medals in [[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]] and [[Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/helsinki-1952-olympics-indian-hockey-team-gold-medal-balbir-singh-sr-result/|title=When the Helsinki sun shone brightly on Indian hockey team at 1952 Olympics|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117055636/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/helsinki-1952-olympics-indian-hockey-team-gold-medal-balbir-singh-sr-result/|url-status=live}}</ref> The match is famous for the five-goal magical performance of [[Balbir Singh Sr.]],which is an Olympic record that still stands today. In the 1956 Olympics India defeated [[Afghanistan men's national field hockey team|Afghanistan]] 14–0, United States 16–0 and [[Singapore men's national field hockey team|Singapore]] 6–0 in group stage. India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced [[Pakistan national field hockey team|Pakistan]] and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the [[India-Pakistan field hockey rivalry|biggest rivalry in field hockey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/melbourne-1956-olympics-indian-hockey-team-gold-medal-balbir-singh-sr-pakistan/|title=Melbourne 1956: Indian hockey's record breakers earn sixth Olympic gold|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122225225/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/melbourne-1956-olympics-indian-hockey-team-gold-medal-balbir-singh-sr-pakistan/|url-status=live}}</ref> India and Pakistan again met each other in [[Field hockey at the 1958 Asian Games|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 gold medal in the Asian Games by better average. It was the first time India finished runners-up in an international competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/indias-glorious-past-in-asian-games-hockey|title=India's glorious past in Asian Games Hockey (1958–2010)|first=Rajarshi|last=Ghosh|date=19 September 2014|website=sportskeeda.com|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727104751/https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/indias-glorious-past-in-asian-games-hockey|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1960-olympics-pakistan-ends-indias-dominance/article3631570.ece|title=1960 Olympics: Pakistan ends India's dominance|date=12 July 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101140542/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1960-olympics-pakistan-ends-indias-dominance/article3631570.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later India went on to win another silver medal at the [[Field hockey at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asian Games]]. India returned strongly at the [[Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|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 [[Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games |1966 Asian Games]] by defeating Pakistan again in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://validate.perfdrive.com/sportskeeda/captcha?ssa=60cc51eb-1987-e3ca-4d70-e61f37925bce&ssc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fhockey%2Fa-titanic-victory-hockey-gold-medal-1966-asian-games-by-novy-kapadia&ssi=9084b718-a33a-cf5a-2666-9801c72bad29&[email protected]&ssm=17679027112555054109237078607955&ssn=382071972dbe3ef2b60fa06e85590fc9728364ae97ad-1ef3-af1d-8a280c&sso=dd8be6da-92c6434dcb5d060fcbf6dc45c981a0f2e77fa895a2820f37&ssp=72938879831609606338160964716722741&ssq=51945271724272074670517242642792869929083&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1NC44MQ==&sst=citoid&ssw=|title=ShieldSquare Captcha|website=validate.perfdrive.com|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724174450/https://validate.perfdrive.com/sportskeeda/captcha?ssa=60cc51eb-1987-e3ca-4d70-e61f37925bce&ssc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fhockey%2Fa-titanic-victory-hockey-gold-medal-1966-asian-games-by-novy-kapadia&ssi=9084b718-a33a-cf5a-2666-9801c72bad29&[email protected]&ssm=17679027112555054109237078607955&ssn=382071972dbe3ef2b60fa06e85590fc9728364ae97ad-1ef3-af1d-8a280c&sso=dd8be6da-92c6434dcb5d060fcbf6dc45c981a0f2e77fa895a2820f37&ssp=72938879831609606338160964716722741&ssq=51945271724272074670517242642792869929083&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1NC44MQ==&sst=citoid&ssw=|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics|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 men's national field hockey team|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 [[Germany men's national field hockey team|West Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-mexico-1968-olympics-bronze-medal/|title=Mexico 1968 Olympics: Two captains hurt rhythm, Indian hockey team gets bronze|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201233138/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-mexico-1968-olympics-bronze-medal/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]] also the result was same India started brightly by defeating Great Britain, Australia, [[Kenya men's national field hockey team|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-munich-1972-olympics-games-bronze-medal/|title=Munich 1972 Olympics: Indian hockey team returns with second straight bronze|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205150203/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-hockey-team-munich-1972-olympics-games-bronze-medal/|url-status=live}}</ref>

India won the bronze medal at the [[1971 Men's Hockey World Cup|1971 World Cup]] by virtue of a win over [[Kenya men's national field hockey team|Kenya]]. In the [[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|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. But in the [[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975 World Cup]] India defeated Malaysia in the semi-final before beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final to claim their first title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/on-this-day-indian-hockey-team-wins-1975-world-cup-ajit-pal-singh-ashok-kumar-aslam-sher-khan/article31075856.ece|title=On This Day: Indian hockey team beats Pakistan to lift 1975 World Cup|website=Sportstar|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203112003/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/on-this-day-indian-hockey-team-wins-1975-world-cup-ajit-pal-singh-ashok-kumar-aslam-sher-khan/article31075856.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>In the [[Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics |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

[[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] was held in Moscow, India started their campaign with an 18–0 win over [[Tanzania men's national field hockey team|Tanzania]] followed by a 2–2 draw with [[Poland men's national field hockey team|Poland]] and Spain which were followed by a  resounding win over [[Cuba men's national field hockey team|Cuba]] with a margin of 13–0 and win over [[Soviet Union men's national field hockey team|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/last-olympic-gold-medal-won-indian-hockey-team-moscow-1980-soviet-union/|title=When the Indian hockey team regained its lost glory at 1980 Moscow Olympics|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224182853/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/last-olympic-gold-medal-won-indian-hockey-team-moscow-1980-soviet-union/|url-status=live}}</ref>

India won their first continental title after 32 years at the [[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|1998 Asian Games]] by defeating [[South Korea men's national field hockey team|South Korea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games-2018/features/asian-games-dhanraj-pillay-hockey-gold-india/article24696728.ece|title=32 years after...|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107070609/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games-2018/features/asian-games-dhanraj-pillay-hockey-gold-india/article24696728.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/indian-hockey-gold-bangkok-asiad|title=Indian Hockey's dream run at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107070608/https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/indian-hockey-gold-bangkok-asiad|url-status=live}}</ref> The team finished fourth at the [[Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Commonwealth Games]]. They ended the decade by collecting bronze medal at the [[1999 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1999 Asia Cup]].

India started the new millennium by winning the [[2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge|inaugural Hockey Champions Challenge]] by defeating [[South Africa men's national field hockey team|South Africa]] in the final. In [[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2003]] India won their first ever [[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] title by defeating Pakistan in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/sport/article30219591.ece|title=A historic victory|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107064524/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/sport/article30219591.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year India also clinched the first and only [[Field hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games title]] by defeating Pakistan again in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/122690/india-outlast-pakistan-to-grab-gold|title=India outlast Pakistan to grab gold|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107065200/https://www.dawn.com/news/122690/india-outlast-pakistan-to-grab-gold|url-status=live}}</ref> For the First time in their history the team did not win a medal at the Asian Games as they finished fifth at the [[Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Asian Games]], but India defended their title successfully in the Asia Cup by winning the [[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007 Asia Cup]]. In the final the team conveniently beat South Korea 7–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/india-beat-korea-7-2-retain-asia-cup-1609608|title=India beat Korea 7–2, retain Asia Cup|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107071232/https://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/india-beat-korea-7-2-retain-asia-cup-1609608|url-status=live}}</ref> India failed to qualify for [[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Games]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17153246 | title=Is Indian hockey on an upswing? | work=BBC News | date=28 February 2012 | accessdate=30 July 2021 | archive-date=29 July 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729233542/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17153246 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The next Asia Cup tournament in [[2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|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 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2010]] edition. In the [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|2010 World Cup]], which was hosted in India, and the team finished on 8th position. In the [[Field hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]] which was again hosted by India, the national team reached the final where they were defeated 0–8 by [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]], the biggest defeat India ever suffered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3046/event/1821|title=Hockey Hockey – Men Delhi 2010|access-date=7 January 2010|archive-date=4 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204173655/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3046/event/1821|url-status=live}}</ref> India became the first ever champions of the [[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]] after they beat Pakistan in the final of the [[2011 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2011]] edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fih.ch/news/india-men-claim-asian-champions-trophy/|title=India men claim Asian Champions Trophy|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107101946/https://fih.ch/news/india-men-claim-asian-champions-trophy/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/08/london-2012-indian-shame-hockey|title=London 2012: Indian media attack 'national shame' of hockey defeat|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107072450/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/08/london-2012-indian-shame-hockey|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/indian-hockey-team-finishes-last-at-olympics/story-0BvVC1o41SKmB2zehoP7vI.html|title=Indian hockey team finishes last at Olympics|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107072452/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/indian-hockey-team-finishes-last-at-olympics/story-0BvVC1o41SKmB2zehoP7vI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> India also finished as runners-up at the [[2012 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2012 Asian Champions Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/728|title=2012 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108203533/https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/728|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2013–present (Olympic comeback) ===

The [[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games|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. The team returned strongly by winning [[2018 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2018 Asian Champions Trophy]] and collecting a gold medal at the [[2018–19 Men's Hockey Series]]. India played as hosts in the [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup|2018 Hockey World Cup]] and reached the quarter-finals but lost to Netherlands.  

Indian team won bronze in [[2020 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/olympics-india-win-bronze-medal-in-tokyo-first-olympic-medal-in-hockey-since-1980-101628123640919.html Olympics: India win bronze medal in Tokyo, first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824091501/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/olympics-india-win-bronze-medal-in-tokyo-first-olympic-medal-in-hockey-since-1980-101628123640919.html |date=24 August 2021 }} ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 5 August 2021</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=India vs Germany Hockey, Olympics 2021 Live: India win historic men's hockey bronze, beat Germany 5–4|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/tokyo-olympics-2021-live-updates-india-vs-germany-hockey-olympic-games-tokyo-2020-india-day-14/liveblog/85056855.cms|access-date=5 August 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805010437/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tokyo-olympics/tokyo-olympics-2021-live-updates-india-vs-germany-hockey-olympic-games-tokyo-2020-india-day-14/liveblog/85056855.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

File:Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics match.jpg|Match of the Indian team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.

File:Indian hockey team 1932 Olympics match.jpg|Match of India against United States at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

File:Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936.jpg|The Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

File:Hockey Final—India v. Great Britain at the Empire Stadium, Wembley, Thursday, August 12th. India scoring her third goal.png|India scoring their third goal against Britain at the 1948 London Olympic final.

File:Hockey india.jpg|Indian hockey team in 2000s.

File:Team India FIH Series finals.jpg|India after winning FIH Hockey Series.

 

====Summer Olympics====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|{{color|#FFFFFF|Summer Olympics]]}}

!Year !!Host!!Round !!Position !!Pld !!W !!D !!L !!GF !!GA

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands|| '''Final''' || '''Champions''' || '''5''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''29''' || '''0'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|1932]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], USA|| '''Group stage'''|| '''Champions''' || '''2''' || '''2''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''35''' || '''2'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Berlin]], Germany|| '''Final'''|| '''Champions''' || '''5''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''38''' || '''1'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]], UK|| '''Final'''|| '''Champions''' || '''5''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''25''' || '''2'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Helsinki]], Finland|| '''Final'''|| '''Champions''' || '''3''' || '''3''' || '''0''' || '''0'''|| '''13''' || '''2'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]], Italy|| '''Final'''|| '''Runners-up''' || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''19''' || '''2'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], Japan|| '''Final'''||'''Champions''' || '''9''' || '''7''' || '''2''' || '''0''' || '''22''' || '''5'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexico City]], Mexico||'''Semi-finals'''|| '''Third place ''' || '''9''' || '''7''' || '''0''' || '''2''' || '''23''' || '''7'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Munich]], West Germany||'''Semi-finals'''|| ''' Third place''' || '''9''' || '''6''' || '''2''' || '''1''' || '''27''' || '''11'''

|| [[Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]||align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Montreal]], Canada||Group stage||7th place|| 8 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 17 || 13

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1980]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Moscow]], USSR|| '''Final'''|| '''Champions''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''2''' || '''0''' || '''43''' || '''9'''

|| [[Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1984]]||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]], USA||Group stage||5th place|| 7 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 20 || 11

|| [[Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1988]]||align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]], South Korea||Group stage||6th place|| 7 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 16 || 15

|| [[Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1992]]||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], Spain||Group stage||7th place|| 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 7 || 12

|| [[Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996]]||align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Atlanta]], USA||Group stage||8th place|| 7 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 14 || 10

|| [[Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000]]||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]], Australia||Group stage||7th place|| 7 ||  3 || 2 || 2 || 13 || 10

|| [[Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004]]||align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]], Greece||Group stage||7th place|| 7 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 16 || 18

|| [[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008]]||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], China|| colspan=8| ''Did not qualify''

|| [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012]]||align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]], UK||Group stage||12th place|| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 8 || 21

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], Japan||'''Semi-finals'''||'''Third place''' || '''8''' || '''6''' || '''0''' || '''2''' || '''25''' || '''23'''

|| [[Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024]]||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]], France||colspan=8|''Qualified''

! !!Total !! !! '''8 Titles''' !! 134 !! 83 !! 17 !! 34 !! 458 !! 186

====World Cup====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Men's FIH Hockey World Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|World Cup]]}}

|| '''[[1971 Men's Hockey World Cup|1971]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]], Spain||'''Semi-finals'''|| '''Third place''' || '''6'''|| '''5''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''8''' || '''3'''

|| '''[[1973 Men's Hockey World Cup|1973]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Amstelveen]], Netherlands||'''Final'''||''' Runners-up'''|| '''7''' || '''4''' || '''3''' || '''0''' || '''15''' || '''3'''

|| '''[[1975 Men's Hockey World Cup|1975]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia||'''Final'''||'''Champions''' || '''7''' || '''5''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''19''' || '''8'''

|| [[1978 Men's Hockey World Cup|1978]]||align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina||Group stage||6th place || 8 || 4 || 1 || 3 || 11 || 16

|| [[1982 Men's Hockey World Cup|1982]]||style="border: 3px solid red" align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bombay]], India||Group stage||5th place|| 7 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 29 || 15

|| [[1986 Men's Hockey World Cup|1986]]||align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[London]], UK||Group stage||12th place|| 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 8 || 16

|| [[1990 Men's Hockey World Cup|1990]]||align=left|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Lahore]], Pakistan||Group stage||10th place|| 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 12 || 18

|| [[1994 Men's Hockey World Cup|1994]]||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]], Australia||Group stage||5th place|| 7 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 14 || 12

|| [[1998 Men's Hockey World Cup|1998]]||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Utrecht]], Netherlands||Group stage||9th place|| 7 || 3 || 0 || 4 || 13 || 19

|| [[2002 Men's Hockey World Cup|2002]]||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia||Group stage||10th place|| 9 || 3 || 1 || 5 || 22 || 17

|| [[2006 Men's Hockey World Cup|2006]]||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mönchengladbach]], Germany||Group stage||11th place|| 7 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 10 || 18

|| [[2010 Men's Hockey World Cup|2010]]||style="border: 3px solid red" align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India||Group stage||8th place|| 6 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 15 || 21

|| [[2014 Men's Hockey World Cup|2014]]||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[The Hague]], Netherlands||Group stage||9th place|| 6 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 10 || 12

|| [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup|2018]]||style="border: 3px solid red" align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhubaneswar]], India||'''Quarter-finals'''||6th place|| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 13 || 5

|| [[2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup|2023]]||style="border: 3px solid red" align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhubaneswar]] & [[Rourkela]], India|| Cross-overs||9th place|| 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 22 || 7

|}

 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Games]]}}

!Year !!Host!!Round !!Position !!Pld !!W !!D !!L !!GF !!GA

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], Japan|| '''Group stage'''|| '''Runners-up''' ||'''4''' || '''3''' || '''1''' || '''0''' || '''16''' || '''1'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}}[[Jakarta]], Indonesia|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''|| '''5''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''1''' ||'''19''' || '''2'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand|| '''Final'''||'''Champions'''||'''5'''||'''5'''||'''0''' || '''0''' || '''13''' ||'''0'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand|| '''Final'''|| '''Runners-up''' || '''5''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''16''' || '''1'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|IRN|1964}}[[Tehran]], Iran|| '''Group stage'''||'''Runners-up''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''25'''|| '''3'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up''' || '''5''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''18''' || '''5'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]'''||style="border: 3px solid red"align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India|| '''Final'''|| '''Runners-up''' || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''45''' || '''10'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]], South Korea||'''Semi-finals'''|| '''Third place'''|| '''6''' || '''4''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''30''' || '''6'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], China|| '''Final'''|| '''Runners-up''' || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''22''' || '''3'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan|| '''Final'''|| '''Runners-up''' || '''5''' || '''4''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''10''' || '''4'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand|| '''Final'''||'''Champions''' || '''6''' || '''5''' || '''1''' || '''0''' || '''24''' || '''4'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2002]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up''' || '''5''' || '''3''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''16''' || '''9'''

|| [[Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2006]]||align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]], Qatar||Group stage||5th place|| 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 34 || 5

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2010]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou]], China||'''Semi-finals'''|| '''Third place'''|| '''6''' || '''5''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''26''' || '''8'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2014]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Incheon]], South Korea|| '''Final'''||'''Champions''' || '''6''' || '''4''' || '''1''' || '''1''' || '''20''' || '''3'''

|-bgcolor=#CFAA88

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2018]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Jakarta]], Indonesia||'''Semi-finals'''||'''Third place''' || '''7''' || '''6''' || '''1''' || '''0''' || '''80''' || '''6'''

|| '''[[Field hockey at the 2022 Asian Games|2022]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hangzhou]], China|| '''Final'''||'''Champions'''||'''7'''||'''7'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''68'''||'''9'''

 

====Asia Cup====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asia Cup]]}}

|| '''[[1982 Men'sHockey Asia Cup|1982]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Karachi]], Pakistan|| '''Group stage'''|| '''Runners-up'''||'''6'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''40'''||'''4'''

|| '''[[1985 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1985]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}}[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''6'''||'''5'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''33'''||'''7'''

|| '''[[1989 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1989]]'''||style="border: 3px solid red"align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''15'''||'''2'''

|| '''[[1994 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1994]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''6'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''15'''||'''7'''

|| '''[[1999 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|1999]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia||'''Semi-finals'''||'''Third place'''||'''5'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''17'''||'''9'''

|| '''[[2003 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2003]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia|| '''Final'''||'''Champions'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''25'''||'''9'''

|| '''[[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007]]'''||style="border: 3px solid red"align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai]], India|| '''Final'''||'''Champions'''||'''7'''||'''7'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''57'''||'''5'''

|| [[2009 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2009]]||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuantan]], Malaysia||Group stage||5th place|| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 20 || 7

|| '''[[2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2013]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Ipoh]], Malaysia|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''24'''||'''5'''

|| '''[[2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh|| '''Final'''|| '''Champions'''|| '''7'''||'''6'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''28'''||'''6'''

|| '''[[2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2022]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Jakarta]], Indonesia||'''Second round'''||'''Third place'''||'''7'''||'''3'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''29'''||'''14'''

 

====Asian Champions Trophy====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|{{color|#FFFFFF|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}

|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ordos (city)|Ordos]], China

|'''Final'''

|'''8'''

|-bgcolor=Silver

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]], Qatar

|'''Final'''

|'''Runners-up'''

|'''12'''

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kakamigahara]], Japan

|5th place

|-bgcolor=Gold

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuantan]], Malaysia

|'''Final'''

|'''10'''

|-bgcolor=Gold

|align=left|{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Muscat]], Oman

|-bgcolor=#CFAA88

|align=left|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh

|| '''[[2023 Men's Asian Champions Trophy|2023]]'''||style="border: 3px solid red"align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai]], India

 

====Commonwealth Games====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games|{{color|#FFFFFF|Commonwealth Games]]}}

||'''[[Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|1998]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia||'''Semi-finals'''|| '''Fourth place''' || '''7''' || '''4''' || '''1''' || '''2''' || '''22''' || '''12'''

|-style="background:Silver;"

|| '''[[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|2014]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Glasgow]], Scotland||'''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''19'''||'''15'''

|-style="background:#9acdff;"

|| '''[[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|2018]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia||'''Semi-finals'''||'''Fourth place'''||'''6'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''15'''||'''14'''

|--style="background:Silver;"

|| '''[[Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament|2022]]'''||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Birmingham]], England|| '''Final'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''30'''||'''14'''

|}

 

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

!colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Men's FIH Pro League|{{color|#FFFFFF|Pro League]]}}  

| '''[[2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League|2020–21]]''' ||N/A||'''Group stage'''||'''Fourth place'''|| '''8''' || '''3''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || '''22''' || '''17'''

|-bgcolor=#CFAA88

| '''[[2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League|2021–22]]''' ||N/A||'''Group stage'''||'''Third place'''|| '''16''' || '''8''' || '''4''' || '''4''' || '''62''' || '''40'''

| '''[[2022–23 Men's FIH Pro League|2022–23]]'''||N/A||'''Group stage'''||'''Fourth place'''|| '''16'''||'''8'''||'''3'''||'''5'''||'''51'''||'''42'''

|}

 

<!-- Draws include matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (field hockey)|Penalty shoot-out]] and only tournaments in which India participated are added. Please don't add other tournaments. -->

====Sultan Azlan Shah Cup====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"

! colspan=10 style="background: #0077FF;border: 2px solid #ff3300;color: #FFFFFF;|[[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|{{color|#FFFFFF|Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]}}  

| '''[[1983 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|1983]]'''

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

|-bgcolor=Gold

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

|-bgcolor=Gold

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

| '''Champions'''

| '''[[2000 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2000]]'''

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

| '''Third place'''

| [[2001 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2001]]

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

| 5th place

| [[2004 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2004]]

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

| 7th place

| '''[[2007 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2007]]'''

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

|-bgcolor=Silver

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

|-bgcolor=Gold

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

| '''[[2010 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2010]]'''

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]

| [[2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2011]]

|align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|Malaysia]]