New Delhi, 24 October 2014: A 21-member team to play test series against Australia in preparation for the upcoming FIH Champions Trophy 2014 (Bhubaneswar, 06-14 December 2014) has been announced.
The tam will depart for the Australian on 29th, will be seen training and playing the ‘four-match test series’ against Australia at the Perth Hockey Stadium.
India will also play one training game against Australia A on 1 November 2014.
According to a HI press release, the 21 member squad for the Australian Tour was selected by Hockey India selectors B P Govinda, Harbinder Singh and Arjun Halappa along with Chief Coach Terry Walsh, Coach Jude Felix and Physiotherapist Jince Thomas Mathew on the basis of their performance in the recently concluded 17th Asian Games 2014 in Incheon and selection trials conducted at at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on 16 October 2014.
The team will be led by Sardar Singh (197 Caps) with goalie P R Sreejesh (112 Caps) as his deputy.
The team
Goalkeepers:
P R Sreejesh (112 Caps) Vice- Captain
Harjot Singh (05 Caps)
Defenders:
Gurbaj Singh (176 Caps)
Rupinder Pal Singh (99 Caps)
V R Raghunath (172 Caps)
Briendra Lakra (83 Caps)
Kothajit Singh Khadangbam (83 Caps)
Gurjinder Singh (16 Caps)
Harbir Singh Sandhu (30 Caps)
Midfielders:
Manpreet Singh (109 Caps)
S K Uthappa (54 Caps)
Sardar Singh (197 Caps) Captain
Dharamvir Singh (87 Caps)
Danish Mujtaba (123 Caps)
Satbir Singh (12 Caps)
Forwards:
Nikkin Thimmaiah(23 Caps)
S V Sunil (149 Caps)
Mandeep Singh (40 Caps)
Akashdeep Singh (53 Caps)
Ramandeep Singh (23 Caps)
Lalit Upadhyay (06 Caps)