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| Full name | UP Rudras |
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| League | Hockey India League |
| Founded | 2024 |
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| Home ground | Lucknow |
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| Captain | TBA |
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UP Rudras is a professional field hockey franchise team based in Lucknow that competes in Hockey India League. [1] It is owned by the JK Group. While Dutch coach Paul van Ass is the head coach, Thomas Tichelman is the team's assistant coach. [2]
| Player | Nationality | Signed | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| Prashant Kumar |  India | 2024 | ₹5 lakhs |
| James Mazarelo |  United Kingdom | 2024 | ₹13 lakhs |
| Defenders | |||
| Surender Kumar | India | 2024 | ₹14 lakhs |
| Marc Recasens |  Spain | 2024 | ₹15 lakhs |
| Priyobarta Talem | India | 2024 | ₹9 lakhs |
| Midfielders | |||
| Hardik Singh | India | 2024 | ₹70 lakhs |
| Lars Balk |  Netherlands | 2024 | ₹40 lakhs |
| Kane Russell |  New Zealand | 2024 | ₹30 lakhs |
| Akashdeep Singh | India | 2024 | ₹20 lakhs |
| Floris Wortelboer | Netherlands | 2024 | ₹27 lakhs |
| Seve van Ass | Netherlands | 2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Manmeet Singh | India | 2024 | ₹15.5 lakhs |
| Forwards | |||
| Lalit Upadhyay | India | 2024 | ₹28 lakhs |
| Álvaro Iglesias | Spain | 2024 | ₹12 lakhs |
| Tanguy Cosyns |  Belgium | 2024 | ₹10 lakhs |
| Gurjot Singh | India | 2024 | ₹14.5 lakhs |
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