HI shortlists 32 for final camp

Tribune News Service

The Hockey India selection committee has pruned down the core group of men probables to 32 players after the five-Test series against South Africa at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium here on Sunday.

Senior selectors Col Balbir Singh, B.P. Govinda and Syed Ali, alongwith chief coach Michael Nobbs and Government observers Harbinder Singh and Dilip Tirkey, watched all the Test matches before reducing the number of players to 32.

The 32 players shortlisted are:

Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri and Sreejesh PR. Defenders: Sandeep Singh, Raghunath VR, Rupinderpal Singh, Harbir Singh, Gurjinder Singh and Manjeet Kullu;

Midfielders: Sardar Singh, Vikram Pillay,Vikas Sharma, Arjun Halappa, Manpreet Singh, VS Vinaya, Kothajit Singh, Ignace Tirkey, Birendra Lakra.

Forwards: Rajpal Singh, SV Sunil, Sarvanjit Singh, Shivendra Singh, Gurvinder Singh Chandi, Tushar Khandker, SK Uthappa, Ravipal Chinglensana Singh, Yuvraj Walmiki, Mandeep Antil, Dharamveer Singh, Bharat Danish Mujtaba, Akashdeep Singh.