Men's Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 LIVE: India takes on Germany in semifinal- Blogs, updates

Kick-off approaches!

The teams step out under the Chennai lights, and India walk into a wall of noise — a thunderous roar from the home crowd that shakes the stands. The tricolour is everywhere, drums are rolling, and every Indian touch in warm-up draws a cheer.

A massive semifinal atmosphere is building.

India XI!

Here is the Indian starting XI for this semi-final encounter

India will chase its fourth finals appearance at the Men's Junior Hockey World Cup and first since their gold medal-winning performance in 2016.

Rohit will continue to lead the side against Germany, and the quarterfinals' penalty shoot-out hero, Princedeep Singh, will be the first-choice goalkeeper for India. 

Hello and welcome to the live coverage from the semi-final of 2025 Men's Junior Hockey World Cup

The Indian team will take on the defending champions, Germany, in the semis at 8:00 PM IST