Newcomer Jugraj Singh (4', 6', 23') starred in India's high-scoring victory as he contributed three brilliant goals to the scoreline with his impeccable drag flicks.
Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored from penalty corners in the 21st and 24th minutes respectively before Shamsher Singh made it 3-0 in the 28th minute. Mandeep Singh (32nd) and Akashdeep Singh (41st) completed the tally.
After France, the Manpreet Singh-led side will face hosts South Africa on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old, a former India hockey captain, formed an important part of the bronze-medal winning Indian team and recently became only the second Indian to win the World Games Athlete of the Year award.
The Manpreet Singh-led squad will arrive in Johannesburg via Doha.
Sreejesh, who captained the national team to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio Olympics, was also a part of the 2014 gold medal-winning Asian Games squad but his most cherished dream was fulfilled in last year's Tokyo Olympics when India won a historic bronze after a hiatus of 41 years.
After defeating China 7-1 in their debut match on Monday, the Indians emerged 2-1 victorious against the same opponents at the Sultan Qaboos Complex on Tuesday.
In 2020, Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her 2019 show.
The Indian team, which has been invited to participate in this year's FIH Pro League edition following the withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand, came up with a brilliant performance to get the better of the Chinese in the match played after the Women's Asia Cup in which Savita's team had bagged a bronze medal, beating the same opponents 2-0.
India defeated China 2-0, where goals by Sharmila Devi (13') and Gurjit Kaur (19') helped the Savita-led side end the continental tournament with the third-place finish.
The Indians left behind the disappointment of their semifinal defeat to Korea and controlled the proceedings in the first two quarters, scoring two goals in the process, to go into halftime with a 2-0 lead against China.
India will start the year with back-to-back Pro League ties against South Africa and France in Potchefstroom from February 8 to 13.
Lack of match practise due to the COVID-19 pandemic after a successful 2020, where they finished a historic fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, cost India dearly as they produced inconsistent performances in crucial matches to crash out of the title race.
Young dragflicker Jugraj Singh and striker Abhishek are the two new faces in the squad for the FIH Pro League.
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist died at the age of 92 at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh after suffering a cardiac arrest that followed prolonged age-related illnesses.
India started brightly and took the lead in the 28th minute through Vandana Katariya before Korea made a brilliant comeback after the change of ends and scored thrice through skipper Enubi Cheon (31st), Seung Ju Lee (45th) and Hyejin Cho (47th) to stun the holders.
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He said that a lot of youngsters will be given opportunities in a hectic year for the team in which it will compete in marquee events like the Commonwealth Games and Asiad.
Top seeded India started their campaign on a resounding note, blanking Malaysia 9-0 before being stunned by reigning Asian Games champions Japan 0-2 in their next match.
Gurjit Kaur slammed a hat-trick while Monika and Jyoti scored a brace in the big win.
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