World’s leading coach Roelant Oltmans will train the Delhi team while India’s top midfielder Sardara Singh has been appointed captain of Bhopal in World Series Hockey.

Olympian Gold Medalist Brent Livermore will lead Chennai while former India captain Jude Felix will coach the Bengaluru team.

The appointments were made at a franchise workshop held today by the WSH Organizers.

The players for the eight teams will be finalized on Monday, November 28, based on the globally approved “Draft” system.

The list of Coaches

1. Bengaluru (captain: Arjun Halappa): Coach Jude Felix

2. Bhopal (Captain: Sardar Singh) V Bhaskaran
3. Chandigarh (Captain: Rehan Butt) Harendra Singh
4. Chennai (Captain: Brent Livermore) Jose Brasa
5. Delhi (Captain: Lucas Vila) Roelant Oltmans
6. Mumbai (Captain: Adrian D’Souza) Andrew Meredith
7. Pune (Captain: Rodrigo Garza) Gundeep Singh
8. Punjab (Captain: Prabhjot Singh) Rajinder Singh

The Draft will consist of 24 Rounds where a team will pick a player in each round. Each Team will have a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 25 Players (including the Captain) with a maximum of 6 Non-Indian Players, a minimum of 4 Local Players from their Territory and a minimum of 4 Indian Youth Players.

Yannick Colaco, COO, Nimbus Sport, said: “The franchises are delighted with their appointment of the captains and coaches. The dynamic combination of the world’s most explosive players and the best coaches will provide inspirational leadership to the respective teams.”