~ The players will report to Coach Jude Felix at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru on 11 November 2018 ~
New Delhi : Hockey India on Friday named the 34-member core probable list for the upcoming Indian Junior Men’s Hockey National Camp to begin in Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru Campus on 11 November. The players will report to Coach Jude Felix for the four-week camp that concludes on 15 December 2018.
The list includes players from the Indian Junior Men team that participated in the recent Sultan of Johor Cup in October where the Team won the Silver Medal. The India colts showed zeal in the tournament in Malaysia where they beat the hosts 2-1, New Zealand 7-1, Japan 1-0, Australia 5-4 and narrowly lost to Great Britain 3-2 in the round robin as well as the Final.
Goalkeepers Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Pawan, Kamalbir Singh have been called up while defenders Suman Beck, Mohd Faraz, Sanjay, Somjeet, Mandeep Mor, Parampreet Singh, Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem, Prince, Varinder Singh, Cyril Lugun have been named in Core Group of players.
Midfielders Akshay Awasthi, Xess Gregory, Yashdeep Siwach, Harmanjit Singh, Vishnu Kant Singh, Gopi Kumar Sonkar, Vishal Antil, Niraj Kumar Waribam, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Haspreet Singh have been asked to report for camp. The forwards who have been called up includes Sudeep Chirmako, Maninder Singh, Gursahabjit Singh, Amandeep Singh, Abhilash Stalin C, Abhishek, H Mani Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Shivam Anand and Rahul Kumar Rajbhar.
“It is rewarding for some of these players to have received a call up for the ongoing senior camp in Bhubaneswar and I am sure it will benefit them and give them good exposure. Most of these players have been in the Junior Core group over the past 15 months and have shown great progress. We did well at the Sultan of Johor Cup having beaten defending Champions Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand among other strong teams. Those players who are currently with the senior team will return from Bhubaneswar on 23 November and join the junior camp here. We will continue to focus on fitness and improving our overall performance during the five-week camp,” stated Coach Jude Felix.
Six players, Suman Beck, Mandeep Mor, Yashdeep Siwach, Vishal Antil, Gursahibjit Singh and Shilanand Lakra who are currently in Bhubaneswar for the ongoing Indian Senior Men's Team camp will report in Bengaluru on 23 November 2018.
Core Probables:
GOALKEEPERS
1. Pankaj Kumar Rajak
2. Pawan
3. Kamalbir Singh
DEFENDERS
4. Suman Beck
5. Mohd Faraz
6. Sanjay
7. Somjeet
8. Mandeep Mor
9. Parampreet Singh
10. Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem
11. Prince
12. Varinder Singh
13. Lugun Cyril
MIDFIELDERS
14. Akshay Awasthi
15. Xess Gregory
16. Yashdeep Siwach
17. Harmanjit Singh
18. Vishnu Kant Singh
19. Gopi Kumar Sonkar
20. Vishal Antil
21. Niraj Kumar Waribam
22. Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem
23. Haspreet Singh
FORWARDS
24. Sudeep Chirmako
25. Maninder Singh
26. Gursahabjit Singh
27. Amandeep Singh
28. Abhilash Stalin C
29. Abhishek
30. H Mani Singh
31. Prabhjot Singh
32. Shivam Anand
33. Shilanand Lakra
34. Rahul Kumar Rajbhar
