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The veteran goalkeeper is determined to go out on a high.
The 36-year-old, who has 328 international caps for India, competed in three Olympic Games.
The 30-year-old, a silver medallist at the Tokyo Games, was a doubt for Paris after recently breaking the ring finger on his right hand.
India are placed in Pool B alongside defending champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, and Ireland.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (4th) and Boby Singh Dhami (53rd) were the goal-scorers for India, while Australia sounded the board through Jeremy Hayward (20th), Ky Willott (38th) and Tim Brand (39th).
The Indians, who lost 1-5 and 2-4 in the first two Tests, produced a much-better show with the defensive unit leading from the front.
The FIH on Wednesday named its new Athletes Committee, to be led by co-chairs Chilean women's hockey team defender Camila Caram and Sreejesh.
The Australian held the post for nearly 13 years and had not been paid for the last three months, according to Hockey India sources.
The 22-year-old, in her complaint, said that she came in contact with Varun in 2018 through Instagram, and the player raped her on multiple occasions promising her of marriage when she was 17.
India squandered nine penalty corners, while Japan converted one of their four penalty corners.
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