All rounder Danish Mujtaba, who is now anchoring successful Delhi Waveriders, will lead India for the next month’s Azlan Shah Cup to be played at Malaysia from 6 – 17 March 2013.
Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will be his deputy.
The team
GOAL KEEPERS:
1. PR Sreejesh (Vice – Captain)
2. Sushant Tirkey
FULLBACKS
3. Rupinderpal Singh
4. Harbir Singh
5. Gurjinder Singh
HALF BACKS
6. Amit Rohidas
7. Gurmail Singh
8. Manpreet Singh
9. Kothajit Singh Khadangbam
10. MB Aiyappa
FORWARDS
11. Danish Mujtaba (Captain)
12. Nithin Thimmaiah
13. Satbir Singh
14. Mandeep Singh
15. Akashdeep Singh
16. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam
17. Dharamvir Singh
18. Gurvinder Singh Chandi
STANDBYS
1. Keshav Dutt (Goalkeeper)
2. Sandeep Singh (Defender)
3. Pardeep Mor (Midfielder)
4. Surender Kumar (Midfielder)
5. Malak Singh (Forward)
6. Imran Khan (Forward)
7. Amon Mirash Tirkey (Forward)
8. Siddarth Shanker (Forward)
According to Hockey India press release, Syed Ali, Chief Coach Michael Nobbs and Exercise Physiologist Jason Konrath alongwith Government Observer Harbinder Singh selected the team with 8 standbys on the basis of their HIL performance.