Hockey India selectors Col. Balbir Singh, B P Govinda, director
High Performance Roelant Oltmans and chief coach Michael Nobbs along with government
observer Harbinder Singh selected the list of 18 players during the meeting
held on May 17.
The 18-member squad will be captained by midfielder Sardar
Singh (167 caps) while defender VR Raghunath (137 caps) will be the vice-captain.
The senior men team camp is currently underway and commenced
at Netaji Subhas Southern Centre (NSSC), Bangalore on May 16 as final
preparations for this tournament. The team will depart for Rotterdam
on June 5, with their opening match scheduled against Ireland
on June 13.
The Indian team qualified for the FIH Men World League Round
3 (semifinals) in February this year by winning the World League Round 2
tournament in Delhi .
The FIH World League is a qualification tournament for the FIH Men’s World Cup
2014 to be played in The Hague ,
The Netherlands from May 31-June 15, 2014.
Team:
Goalkeepers
1. P R Sreejesh
2. P T Rao
Defenders
3. VR Raghunath (Vice-Captain)
4. Sandeep Singh
5. Rupinder Pal Singh
6. Harbir Singh Sandhu
Midfielders
7. Birendra Lakra
8. Sardar Singh (Captain)
9. Manpreet Singh
10. Kothajit Singh
11. Gurmail Singh
Forwards
12. SV Sunil
13. Shivendra Singh
14. Chinglensana Singh
15. Nithin Thimmaiah
16. Dharamvir Singh
17. Akashdeep Singh
18. Mandeep Singh
Hockey India Press release
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