Team named for Azlan Shah Cup
12 April 2012 5:30 AM IST
Hockey India on Thursday named an 18-member hockey team with goalkeeper Bharat Chetri as captain to take part in the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament to be held at Ipoh, Malaysia from 24 May to 3 June.Midfielder Sardar Singh will be the vice-captain of the Indian team in the seven-nation tournament, which will also feature Argentina, Great Britain, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand and Pakistan.Apart from hosts Malaysia, all other teams will be playing at the London Olympics in July.
Hockey India selectors B P Govinda and Col Balbir Singh, alongwith government observer Harbinder Singh, witnessed the trials on 8-9 April before finalising the squad. The selectors made only two changes in the 18-member squad that will take part in the Four Nation Olympic Test Event to be held in London from 2 to 6 May. Rupinderpal Singh comes in place of Ignace Tirkey in defence, while Dharamvir Singh replaces Chinglensana Singh upfront.
Four players – P T Rao (Goalkeeper), Harbir Singh (Defender), Pardeep Mor (Midfielder) and Pradhan Somanna (Forward) – have been named as standbys. The tournament will be played on blue artificial pitch with yellow balls on round robin league format, ending in final on 3 June.
India will open their campaign against New Zealand on May 24 to be followed with matches against Korea (25 May), Great Britain (27 May), Malaysia (28 May), Argentina (30 May) and Pakistan (31 May).
Hockey India selectors B P Govinda and Col Balbir Singh, alongwith government observer Harbinder Singh, witnessed the trials on 8-9 April before finalising the squad. The selectors made only two changes in the 18-member squad that will take part in the Four Nation Olympic Test Event to be held in London from 2 to 6 May. Rupinderpal Singh comes in place of Ignace Tirkey in defence, while Dharamvir Singh replaces Chinglensana Singh upfront.
Four players – P T Rao (Goalkeeper), Harbir Singh (Defender), Pardeep Mor (Midfielder) and Pradhan Somanna (Forward) – have been named as standbys. The tournament will be played on blue artificial pitch with yellow balls on round robin league format, ending in final on 3 June.
India will open their campaign against New Zealand on May 24 to be followed with matches against Korea (25 May), Great Britain (27 May), Malaysia (28 May), Argentina (30 May) and Pakistan (31 May).
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