Hockey India broadcasts 20-member males’s squad for Asian Champions Trophy

Hockey India on Friday named 20-member males’s squad for the Asian Champions Trophy to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist India will start their marketing campaign on December 14 in opposition to Korea, adopted via their fit in opposition to hosts Bangladesh on December 15.

Their 3rd fit will probably be in opposition to arch competitors Pakistan on December 17 and the very subsequent day on December 18 India will tackle Malaysia adopted via their fit in opposition to Japan on December 19.

The semi-finals will probably be performed on December 21 adopted via the overall on December 22. The former version was once held in Muscat, Oman, the place India had collectively lifted the identify together with Pakistan as the overall was once known as off because of incessant rains.

Manpreet Singh will captain the aspect together with Harmanpreet Singh as his deputy.

The staff comprises goalkeepers Krishan B Pathak and Suraj Karkera.

Harmanpreet Singh will lead the price together with Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar and Mandeep Mor within the defence.

Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh, Sumit, Rajkumar Buddy, Shamsher Singh and the skilled Akashdeep Singh will patrol the mid-field.

The ahead line will probably be led via Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit Singh and Shilanand Lakra.

“Whilst deciding on this staff we now should have our eyes at the long run. It takes a deep and powerful squad to construct sustained luck so gamers should be given alternatives to accomplish,” stated head trainer Graham Reid.

“We’ve got picked a staff that has a excellent mixture of enjoy and more youthful guys who could have their probability to turn what they may be able to do. This can be a traumatic fit agenda and given the Covid-19 state of affairs FIH & AHF have allowed 18 gamers to be selected each and every sport out of a better squad of 20.

“We’re taking a look ahead to the problem,” he added.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Suraj Karkera
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (VC), Gurinder Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Mandeep Mor
Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh (C), Jaskaran Singh, Sumit, Rajkumar Buddy, Akashdeep Singh, Shamsher Singh
Forwards: Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Dilpreet Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra