India displayed an attacking brand of play in the FIH Hockey Pro League earlier this year and reaped rich rewards for it, beating Australia and world champions Belgium.
The Junior World Cup-winning coach took charge after India's medal-less showing at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games but was unable to change the team's fortunes.
Eyeing to rewrite history after a hiatus of 43 years, India lost 1-2 to Netherlands in the fourth and last quarterfinal to crash out of the tournament.
India are placed in Pool C alongside reigning Olympic silver medallist Belgium, South Africa and Canada and the table toppers will directly qualify for the last-eight round.
Hockey India on Wednesday named a 34-member core group for the final national camp before the season-ending men's World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar.
Harendra further revealed that they had conducted blood tests of all 48 athletes - who are currently training at SAI centre in Bengaluru ahead of the Champions Trophy - and the results have revealed a food-related deficiency in some of the players.
Under the guidance of Harendra, who led the Indian junior men's hockey team to the WC title in 2016, the women's team finished an impressive fourth at the 2018 CWG.
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