India identify 20-member group for males’s hockey Junior Asia Cup

Underneath the steering of coach P.R. Sreejesh, the group will probably be seeking to construct on its current success on the Sultan of Johor Cup. File
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Defender Amir Ali will lead a 20-member Indian squad within the males’s Junior Asia Cup hockey event beginning in Muscat from November 26, 2024.

India have received this event for a report 4 occasions, together with 2004, 2008, 2015, and 2023. They beat nemesis Pakistan 2-1 within the closing final 12 months to carry the title.

This 12 months, the occasion may have 10 groups from the continent divided into two swimming pools, with India, Chinese language Taipei, Japan, Korea, and Thailand clubbed in pool A.

Bangladesh, Malaysia, China, Oman, and Pakistan are in Pool B.

The event can also be a qualifying occasion for subsequent 12 months’s FIH Junior World Cup, and India has robotically certified for it by advantage of being hosts.

Nonetheless, beneath the steering of coach P.R. Sreejesh, the group will probably be seeking to construct on its current success on the Sultan of Johor Cup.

Rohit will function Amir Ali’s deputy.

“The Sultan of Johor Cup was a first-time expertise for lots of the gamers, but they confirmed nice spirit in doing effectively, and I’m fairly happy with how they carried out,” Sreejesh stated in a media launch.

The group will take confidence from that efficiency and will probably be working in the direction of a profitable outing within the Junior Asia Cup.

“The gamers have been placing in quite a lot of arduous work on the ongoing nationwide camp in SAI, Bengaluru, and we’ve made sure adjustments to our sport to be simpler in defence and environment friendly in changing objectives,” he added.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Princedeep Singh, Bikramjit Singh

Defenders: Amir Ali (C), Talem Priyobarta, Shardanand Tiwari, Yogember Rawat, Anmol Ekka, Rohit (VC).

Midfielders: Ankit Pal, Manmeet Singh, Rosan Kujur, Mukesh Toppo, Thokchom Kingson Singh.

Forwards: Gurjot Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Dilraj Singh, Arshdeep Singh, and Araijeet Singh Hundal.

Alternate Gamers: Sukhvinder and Chandan Yadav.