They were made to fight by India Juniors for a 1-0 victory in the Shastri hockey tournament.
The Indian hockey team's chief coach said the current team was capable of winning the Olympic title.
Chennai Veerans registered their first victory in the Premier Hockey League.
The camp for the Asia Cup will now commence from Tuesday.
Dilip Tirkey's side will be looking for another good showing when it meets Pakistan in the third Test of the four-Test series.
The former edged past Indian Oil while BSF routed Punjab Police in the semi-finals.
A 3-2 victory gave Pakistan their second victory in the six-nation Junior hockey tournament.
India rallied to hold the Germans 1-1 in their second match of the six-nation junior hockey tournament.
India beat Ireland 6-2 to win the third and last Test in Cologne, Germany.
Gagan Ajit Singh, Jugraj Singh and Prabhjot Singh are shortlisted Young Player of the Year award, while Devesh Chauhan and Dilip Tirkey are in the running for the senior award.
"I am not as talented as Dhanraj [Pillay] and Dilip [Tirkey] so I'll have to keep fighting to keep my place in the side," said the Indian mid-fielder.
Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh on Saturday returned to the national team as Hockey India named a strong 18-member squad under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh for the Asia Cup to be held in Dhaka from October 11-22.
A 3-2 victory enabled India win the second and final Test.
India scored twice in each half for a 4-1 win in the Hamburg Masters hockey tournament.
'The Centre should take the matter seriously and ensure creating an opportunity to Srabani Nanda and Amiya Mallick to participate in the Rio Olympics'
The Indian coach said that his team will make every effort to win at least one game when they take on Spain.
The Indian Hockey Federation announced an experimental side for the January 8-18 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Two goals down, India won their Group B match 4-2 and stayed in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the men's hockey tournament.
Former Olympians say the Indian team needs to translate individual brilliance into teamwork to come put trumps.
Len Aiyappa scored twice in a 5-3 victory that gave the Asia Cup champions their second straight win in the men's hockey competition at the Afro Asian Games.
They blanked hosts Malaysia 3-0 in the final. Probodh Tirkey was voted player of the tournament.
The Indian Juniors drubbed Pakistan 5-0 to lift the Six-nation Junior Challenge Cup Hockey tournament in Poland.
The team, led by Prabodh Tirkey, won its opening match in the Junior Challenger in Poland 10-0.
The Mumbai side shocked star-studded Indian Airlines in the final of the tournament.\n\n
Sandeep Michael's brace gave India a 4-3 victory in the Hockey Australia Men's Challenge.
Sitting Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Yashwant Sinha's son, Jayant, and Congress MLA Sourabh Narayan Singh filed nomination papers from Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat.
India, Australia, Australia 'A' and Pakistan will play two tournaments between May 28 and June 8, in Perth and Sydney.\n\n
In another Group 'A' match, Bharat Petroleum defeated Dinamo Kazan hockey club of Russia 4-3.
The Sports Ministry has written to the Prime Minister's Office, requesting Bharat Ratna for the late Dhyan Chand in what can considered be its latest push to bestow the hockey legend with India's highest civilian honour.
The Congress on Friday suspended two of its legislators for voting for the Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha biennial election for five seats in West Bengal.
Sandeep Singh scored twice in a 4-1 victory to level the four-Test hockey series 1-1.
Ignace Tirkey's last minute goal gave India a 3-3 draw in the second leg of the Hockey Australia Men's Challenge.
