<p> Lausanne: Indian men's and women's teams are both placed second in the maiden Hockey 5s rankings issued recently by the world body (FIH).</p>.<p> The Indian men's team occupies second spot jointly with Oman and Malaysia following a three-way tie with 1400 points each.</p>.<p> Having won the Asian Championship, India had finished fifth at the World Cup at Muscat from January 28-31.</p>.<p> Oman on the other hand had won bronze medal in front of their home crowd in their first-ever World Cup appearance.</p>.<p> World Cup runners-up Malaysia improved massively since their fourth-place finish at the Asian Championships.</p>.<p> The Netherlands (1750 points) lead the pack after winning the inaugural World Cup following their victory at the European Championships.</p>.Indian men's hockey team rope in Dutch goalkeeping coach Dennis van de Pol.<p> Poland (1350) and Egypt (1350) are tied for fifth place in the world rankings.</p>.<p> Poland narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the World Cup, while Egypt finished in sixth place.</p>.<p> Following closely behind are Trinidad & Tobago (1200) and Kenya (1200) tied for seventh in the world rankings.</p>.<p> Pakistan (1150) find themselves in ninth place, after winning the Challenger Trophy at the World Cup and Australia (1100) close out the top-10.</p>.<p> The Netherlands once again occupy pole position in the women's rankings with their gold medal at the World Cup as well as the European Championships that secured them 1750 points.</p>.<p> India (1550), who won the silver medal at the World Cup after winning the Asian Championship, are ranked second.</p>.<p> World Cup bronze medallists Poland (1450) are placed third.</p>.<p> Uruguay (1350) and South Africa (1350) are tied for fourth place after their impressive show at the World Cup.</p>.<p> Malaysia (1250) are ranked sixth following a sixth place finish in the World Cup.</p>.<p> They are followed closely by Ukraine, New Zealand and the United States who are all tied for seventh place with 1200 points each.</p>.<p> Namibia (1150) complete the top-10 in the women's Hockey5s world rankings.</p>.<p> According to a FIH statement, all continental championships have been awarded the same weighting, to encourage nations from all continents to compete and earn Hockey5s World Ranking points. </p>
<p> Lausanne: Indian men's and women's teams are both placed second in the maiden Hockey 5s rankings issued recently by the world body (FIH).</p>.<p> The Indian men's team occupies second spot jointly with Oman and Malaysia following a three-way tie with 1400 points each.</p>.<p> Having won the Asian Championship, India had finished fifth at the World Cup at Muscat from January 28-31.</p>.<p> Oman on the other hand had won bronze medal in front of their home crowd in their first-ever World Cup appearance.</p>.<p> World Cup runners-up Malaysia improved massively since their fourth-place finish at the Asian Championships.</p>.<p> The Netherlands (1750 points) lead the pack after winning the inaugural World Cup following their victory at the European Championships.</p>.Indian men's hockey team rope in Dutch goalkeeping coach Dennis van de Pol.<p> Poland (1350) and Egypt (1350) are tied for fifth place in the world rankings.</p>.<p> Poland narrowly missed out on the bronze medal in the World Cup, while Egypt finished in sixth place.</p>.<p> Following closely behind are Trinidad & Tobago (1200) and Kenya (1200) tied for seventh in the world rankings.</p>.<p> Pakistan (1150) find themselves in ninth place, after winning the Challenger Trophy at the World Cup and Australia (1100) close out the top-10.</p>.<p> The Netherlands once again occupy pole position in the women's rankings with their gold medal at the World Cup as well as the European Championships that secured them 1750 points.</p>.<p> India (1550), who won the silver medal at the World Cup after winning the Asian Championship, are ranked second.</p>.<p> World Cup bronze medallists Poland (1450) are placed third.</p>.<p> Uruguay (1350) and South Africa (1350) are tied for fourth place after their impressive show at the World Cup.</p>.<p> Malaysia (1250) are ranked sixth following a sixth place finish in the World Cup.</p>.<p> They are followed closely by Ukraine, New Zealand and the United States who are all tied for seventh place with 1200 points each.</p>.<p> Namibia (1150) complete the top-10 in the women's Hockey5s world rankings.</p>.<p> According to a FIH statement, all continental championships have been awarded the same weighting, to encourage nations from all continents to compete and earn Hockey5s World Ranking points. </p>