Chettri named skipper of hockey team
11 April 2012 2:36 AM IST
New Delhi: Goalkeeper Bharat Chettri will lead the 18-member Indian hockey team for the four-nation Olympic test event in London May 2-6. Selection trials were conducted at SAI Centre, Bangalore, April 8-9, by Hockey India (HI) selectors BP Govinda and Balbir Singh alongwith government observer Harbinder Singh. The tournament will give India an opportunity to play against higher ranked teams who have also qualified for the Olympic Games.
The squad: Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri (captain), Sreejesh PR; Defenders: Sandeep Singh, VR Raghunath, Ignace Tirkey; Midfielders: Birendra Lakra, Sardar Singh (vice-captain), Manpreet Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Kothajit Singh; Forwards: SVSunil, Sarvanjit Singh, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Shivendra Singh, Danish Mujtaba, SKUthappa, Tushar Khandker, Chinglensana Singh; Standbys: Rupinderpal Singh (defender), Pradeep Mor
(midf ielder), Dharamvir Singh, Pradhan Somanna (both forward). PTI
The squad: Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri (captain), Sreejesh PR; Defenders: Sandeep Singh, VR Raghunath, Ignace Tirkey; Midfielders: Birendra Lakra, Sardar Singh (vice-captain), Manpreet Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Kothajit Singh; Forwards: SVSunil, Sarvanjit Singh, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Shivendra Singh, Danish Mujtaba, SKUthappa, Tushar Khandker, Chinglensana Singh; Standbys: Rupinderpal Singh (defender), Pradeep Mor
(midf ielder), Dharamvir Singh, Pradhan Somanna (both forward). PTI
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