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India ended the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025–26 on a high, defeating world champions Germany and Olympic champions the Netherlands while remaining unbeaten in regulation time in the London leg. After a slow start, the team showed marked improvement in attack and defence, boosting confidence ahead of the World Cup and Asian Games, with coach Craig Fulton praising the squad's maturity and resilience.

New Delhi: The Indian Men's Hockey Team concluded the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025–26 on a high, registering confidence-boosting victories over the reigning World Champions Germany and the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medallists, the Netherlands, while taking the fight against world No. 3 England down the wire. More importantly, the performances reflected a side that gathered momentum with every phase of the tournament, building valuable confidence ahead of the World Cup and the Asian Games.

This upward trajectory was built over the course of three distinct phases.

India endured a difficult start to the Pro League during the home leg in Rourkela, where they suffered defeats against Belgium and Argentina. The squad knew they had concerns to address to compete consistently with the world's best teams.

Signs of improvement emerged during the Hobart leg. After opening with a 0-2 defeat to Spain, India bounced back to hold hosts Australia to a 2-2 draw. That followed a 1-1 draw against Spain. However, the shootout in both those matches went in the favour of the opposition. The squad regrouped well in the concluding fixture, winning the shootout 3-1 after a fiercely-contested 1-1 draw against Australia.