Midfielder Gurbaj Singh of Punjab will lead an 18-member Indian team for the sixth Junior Men’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament to be held at the Gacchibowli Stadium in Hyderabad from July 11 to 18. Eight teams will feature in the tournament.

The selection committee of the Indian Olympic Association-appointed Ad Hoc Committee, to administer hockey, headed by Aslam Sher Khan, picked an 18-member team with five reserves after three-day selection trials from June 28 to 30 in Hyderabad. All the five selectors were present to assess the players.

The team:

Goalkeepers: Sreejesh P.R and Mrinal Chaubey.

Full-backs: Diwakar Ram, Innocent Kullu, Manjeet Kullu.

Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh (capt), Vivek, Ranjit Singh, Vikas Sharma, B. Horro and Amandeep Ekka.

Forwards: Mandeep Antil, S.V.Sunil, Gurminder Singh, Jagwant Singh, Pramod, Roshan Minz and Danish Mujtaba.

Reserves: Harjit Singh (goalkeeper), Samir Baxla (full back), Virender Lakra (midfielder), Dharam Vir and Jujhar Singh (forwards). Coach: S.P.Bansal.

Courtesy: Tribune