Neelam to lead India in the Dhaka Sub Junior Asia Cup

Delhi, 19 September 2016: Proven defender Neelam Sanjeev Xess will lead India in the U-18 men’s squad for the Boys U18 Asia Cup to be held at Dhaka, from 24-30 September 2016.

Hardik Singh will be the Vice-Captain. Both Neelam and Hardkik were the only two players in the team who had already donned Indian colours

Rest all are making international debut.

Both players have also been part of the junior team that won the EurAsia Cup earlier this year and will form the backbone of the defence for the team.

They also travelled to England to play Tests for Indian colts against Scotland and England.

Pankaj Kumar Rajak and Tanuj Gulia, will be the custodians in goal for the squad. Manipur boys, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem and Ibungo Singh Konjengbam will lead the line for the team in the midfield and attack respectively. The duo were prolific in the Hockey India Sub-Junior National Championship held at Imphal in May 2016.

One Thousand Hockey Legs’ player Kishore Arya will add strength to the midfield.

Team:

Goalkeepers: Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Tanuj Gulia
Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess (Captain), Hardik Singh (Vice Captain), Vidhan Patel, Harshdeep Kapoor, Shivam Anand
Midfielders: Dharminder Singh, Kunwardilraj Singh, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Kishore Arya, Harish Mutagar
Forwards: Dilpreet Singh, Mohammad Umar, Ibungo Singh Konjengbam, Sunny Malik, Shivam Anand, Abhisek