{"id":278473,"date":"2023-01-17T15:08:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/17\/hockey-world-cup-2023-indias-hardik-singh-okay-for-now-its-just-a-mild-strain-hockey-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:08:56","slug":"hockey-world-cup-2023-indias-hardik-singh-okay-for-now-its-just-a-mild-strain-hockey-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/17\/hockey-world-cup-2023-indias-hardik-singh-okay-for-now-its-just-a-mild-strain-hockey-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Hockey World Cup 2023: India&#8217;s Hardik Singh &#8216;okay&#8217; for now, it&#8217;s just a &#8216;mild strain&#8217; | Hockey News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>BHUBANESWAR: A day after the news of his absence from India&#8217;s last pool game at the <!-- -->Hockey World Cup<!-- -->, star midfielder <!-- -->Hardik Singh<!-- -->&#8216;s suspected hamstring injury has turned out to be a &#8220;mild strain&#8221; and he is expected to return to action during the knockout rounds.<br \/>Hardik was helped off the pitch in the last quarter of India&#8217;s goal-less draw against England last Sunday. But when the news of him missing the crucial next match against Wales filtered in, India&#8217;s World Cup campaign seemed to have received a jolt.<br \/>But nerves eased a bit on Tuesday when Hardik walked out during India&#8217;s practice session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_2pM4c\">\n<div class=\"undefined _2Gg3j video_blk \" style=\"background:\">\n<div class=\"_1HpOR\" data-ga=\"video-inline-user_initiated|msid_97064166-video_97066998\" data-setgacategory=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"No serious injury, just a 'mild strain' to Hardik Singh\" msid=\"97066998\" imgsize=\"97066998\" imageclassname=\"undefined _1HpOR\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" title=\"No serious injury, just a 'mild strain' to Hardik Singh\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\"\/><i class=\"_03dP\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_1n_40\">No serious injury, just a &#8216;mild strain&#8217; to Hardik Singh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a mild strain, nothing to do with the hamstring, so I am okay,&#8221; he said on the sidelines of pitch 2 of the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.<br \/>India shifted base from the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela to Bhubaneswar for their last game of Pool D against Wales on January 19.<br \/>England and Spain, the other two teams in Pool D, will also play at the Kalinga, when they face each other on January 19 as well.<br \/>&#8220;I am doing some strengthening exercises, hope to return after the match against Wales,&#8221; said Hardik, who scored India&#8217;s second goal in the 2-0 win over Spain.<br \/>India are currently second in Pool D, behind England on goal-difference but level on points (3 each). The last two matches in the pool will decide who ends up on top for a direct qualification to the quarterfinals.<br \/>Earlier on Tuesday, <!-- -->Hockey India<!-- --> had said that Hardik &#8220;will undergo an MRI&#8221; and based on the results, the team management will assess the extent of the injury. 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