Indian hockey team for Azlan Shah Cup named

New Delhi, February 6, 2013: Hockey India announced its senior men team for the 22nd Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Invitational Tournament to be played in Malaysia from March 6 to 17, 2013.

Hockey India selector Syed Ali, chief coach Michael Nobbs and exercise physiologist Jason Konrath along with government observer Harbinder Singh selected the list of 18 players with 8 standbys on the basis of their recent performance in the ongoing inaugural season of Hero Hockey India League.

The 18 member squad will be captained by forward Danish Mujtaba while goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will be the vice-captain.

Team:

GOAL KEEPERS

1.  PR Sreejesh (vice-captain) 

2.  Sushant Tirkey

FULLBACKS

3.  Rupinderpal Singh

4.  Harbir Singh 

 5. Gurjinder Singh

HALF BACKS

6.  Amit Rohidas

7.  Gurmail Singh

8.  Manpreet Singh

9.  Kothajit Singh Khadangbam

10. MB Aiyappa

FORWARDS

11.  Danish Mujtaba (Captain)

12.  Nithin Thimmaiah

13.  Satbir Singh

14.  Mandeep Singh

15.  Akashdeep Singh

16.  Chinglensana Singh Kangujam

17.  Dharamvir Singh 

18.  Gurvinder Singh Chandi

STANDBYS

1.  Keshav Dutt (Goalkeeper)

2.  Sandeep Singh (Defender)

3.  Pardeep Mor (Midfielder)

4.  Surender Kumar (Midfielder)

5.  Malak Singh (Forward)

6.  Imran Khan (Forward)

7.  Amon Mirash Tirkey (Forward)

8.  Siddarth Shanker (Forward)

Press release