New Delhi: Hockey India, on Thursday, announced the 18-member Indian Men’s Team who will take part in the final edition of the prestigious Rabobank Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy Breda 2018, The Netherlands starting 23 June 2018. Two players from Odisha – Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas feature in the squad.
The team will be led by ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh under whose Captaincy the Indian team created history in the previous edition by clinching the Silver Medal after a tense final encounter with World No.1 Australia.
While Chinglensana Singh Kangujam has been appointed the Vice Captain, Punjab’s Jarmanpreet Singh will make his International debut.
India will take on arch rivals Pakistan in the first match on June 23.
Here is the full team list-
Goalkeepers
Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran (C)
Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Defenders
Harmanpreet Singh
Varun Kumar
Surender Kumar
Jarmanpreet Singh
Birendra Lakra
Amit Rohidas
Midfielders
Manpreet Singh
Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (VC)
Sardar Singh
Vivek Sagar Prasad
Forwards
Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya
Ramandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh
Sumit Kumar (Jr.)
Akashdeep Singh
Dilpreet Singh