INDIA U-21 SQUAD FOR 2021 FIH JR WORLD CUP, BHUBANESWAR

Sharda Nand Tiwari: 17 years old, Uttar Pradesh, defender. Sporting role model: Coach. Favourite sporting moment:Winning junior national semifinals.

Prashant Kumar Chauhan: 20, Uttar Pradesh, goalkeeper. Sporting role model: Sardara Singh. Favourite sporting moment:Youth Olympic Qualifier final.

Sanjay: 20, Chandigarh, defender. Sporting role model: Cristiano Ronaldo. Favourite sporting moment: Bangkok Youth Olympic Qualifier final.

Sudeep Chiramako: 18, Odisha, forward. Sporting role model: Akashdeep Singh. Favourite sporting moment: Winning Youth Olympic semifinal.

Rahul Rajbhar: 20, Services, forward. Sporting role model: Coach and teammates. Favourite sporting moment: Youth Olympic qualifier, Bangkok.

Maninder Singh: 20, Chandigarh, midfielder. Sporting role model: Coach. Favourite sporting moment: Youth Olympic Qualifier, Bangkok, 2018.

Vishukant Singh, 19, Uttar Pradesh. Sporting role model: Coach and teammates. Favourite sporting moment: Winning junior national semifinals.

Ankit Pal, 16, Madhya Pradesh, midfielder. Sporting role model: Thomas Briels (Belgium). Favourite sporting moment: Sub-junior National championship.

Uttam Singh, 16, UP, forward. Sporting role model: Coach and teammates. Favourite sporting moment: Winning Junior National championship semifinals.

Pawan, 20, Haryana, goalkeeper. Sporting role model: Cristiano Ronaldo. Favourite sporting moment:Winning silver medal at the 2018 Sultan Johur Cup.

Sunil Jojo, 18, Odisha, defender. Sporting role model: Manpreet Singh. Favourite sporting moment: Junior National championship.

Manjeet, 20, Services, forward. Sporting role model: Cristiano Ronaldo. Favourite sporting moment: Winning 11th Laxmi Ammal Memorial tournament in 2019 and player of the match award.

Moirangtham Rabichandra, 20, Manipur, midfielder. Sporting role model: Cristiano Ronaldo. Faourite sporting moment: Winning U-18 Asia Cup.

Abhishek Lakra, 21, Odisha, defender. Sporting role model: Dilip Tirkey. Favourite sporting moment: 2016 Junior National championship.

Vivek Prasad Singh, captain, 21, BPCL, midfielder. Sporting role model: Cristiano Ronaldo. Favourite sporting moment: Winning bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Won 2019 FIH Rising Star Award. Also won Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award in 2019. Won bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Yashdeep Siwach, 20, Haryana, midfielder. Sporting role model: Cristiano Ronaldo. Favourite sporting moment: Winning Sultan of Johor Cup match against Australia 5-4. Son of women hockey legend Pritamrani Siwach, an Arjuna and Dronacharya award winner.

Gurmukh Singh, 20, Haryana, midfielder. Favourite sporting moment: Khelo India u-21 final

Araijeet Singh Hundal, 17, PSB, forward. A product of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Academy being run by former Olympian Balwant Singh Shammy. Sporting role model: Christopher Ruhr (Germany). Favourite sporting moment: Semi-final against Odisha.