Junior hockey team to leave for Argentina for ‘test’ series

New Delhi:After its tour to Pakistan was cancelled last month, the Indian junior hock ey team will leave for Argentina on Thursday to play a five-match ‘test’ series as part of preparations for the upcoming Junior world cup.

The under-21 team will play four ‘test’ matches against Argentina and one game against Holland to be held at Buenos Aires. The exposure trip to Argentina is part of the preparations for the Junior world cup to be concurrently held in Singapore and Malaysia.