India 'A' has qualified for the next round of the 2017 men's Australian Hockey League (AHL) after finishing second in Pool B. The top two teams from Pool A and Pool B have qualified for the second stage of the tournament. The four teams now will be placed in Pool C, and they will play two matches against sides who have qualified from the other pool.The top two teams from Pool C will then play in the final match and the remaining two sides will play for 3rd-4th place classification match.New South Wales and India have qualified as top two teams from Pool B and will be up against Pool A's top two sides, Victoria and Queensland. In Pool B, India finished the first round with a tally of seven points from four matches with two wins, one draw and one loss.