Hockey India selector Syed Ali, chief coach Michael Nobbs
and exercise physiologist Jason Konrath along with Government observer
Harbinder Singh selected 18 players with 6 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 Sardar Singh while
VR Raghunath will be the vice-captain.
The preparatory camp for the Hero Hockey World League Round
2 will start at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi from February 11, 2013 and will
continue till the commencement of the tournament.
In the men’s category, the hosts India
(FIH World Ranking 11) are joined in the round-robin event by Ireland (15), China
(18), Oman (36), Bangladesh (40) and Fiji (71).
Indian men team will open their campaign against Fiji on February 18 followed by match against Oman (Feb 20), Ireland
(Feb 21), China (Feb 23) and
Bangladesh
(Feb 24). All India
matches will be played under flood lights.
This tournament is a part of the qualification league for
the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2014 to be held in The Hague , Netherlands
Team:
GOAL KEEPERS
1. PR Sreejesh
2. PT Rao
FULLBACKS
3. VR Raghunath (Vice - Captain)
4. Rupinderpal Singh
5. Harbir Singh
HALF BACKS
6. Birendra Lakra
7. Manpreet Singh
8. Kothajit Singh Khadangbam
9. Sardar Singh (Captain)
10. Gurjinder Singh
FORWARDS
11. Danish Mujtaba
12. Nithin Thimmaiah
13. Mandeep Singh
14. Malik Singh
15. SV Sunil
16. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam
17. Dharamvir Singh
18. Gurvinder Singh Chandi
STANDBYS
1. Sushant Tirkey (Goalkeeper)
2. Sandeep Singh (Fullback)
3. MB Aiyappa (Halfback)
4. Gurmail Singh (Halfback)
5. Akashdeep Singh (Forward)
6. Imran Khan (Forward)
Press release
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