Hockey India on Saturday named a 33-member core probable group for the national coaching camp starting on October 3, to prepare for the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023 season opener in Bhubaneswar. The Indian team will take on New Zealand and Spain in double header matches to be played at the Kalinga Stadium.
The core group for the national camp includes goalkeepers PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak and Pawan. Defenders Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Mandeep Mor, Yashdeep Siwach, Dipsan Tirkey, Sanjay, Manjeet and Sumit have been included in the list along with midfielders Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Rajkumar Pal and Pawan Rajbhar.
Forwards Akashdeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Maninder Singh, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen, S.Karthi, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh have been named in the core group.
Talking about the camp, chief coach Graham Reid said, “the Pro League will give us insights into the areas that require work ahead of the World Cup. The matches against Spain and New Zealand are important outings for us and the players are upbeat and excited about the upcoming months of hockey. We have chosen some fresh names in the core group who have shown great potential and are eager to perform when given a chance.”
In their opening match on October 28, India will take on New Zealand. They will play Spain next on October 30. India will play their next double-header game against New Zealand on November 4 followed by their second match against Spain on November 6. The team will move to Bhubaneswar on October 21 after a three-week camp in SAI, Bengaluru.
Probables:
Goalkeepers
1. Sreejesh P.R
2. Krishan B Pathak
3. Pawan
Defenders
4. Jarmanpreet Singh
5. Surender Kumar
6. Harmanpreet Singh
7. Nilam Sanjeep Xess
8. Amit Rohidas
9. Jugraj Singh
10. Mandeep Mor
11. Yashdeep Siwach
12. Dipsan Tirkey
13. Sanjay
14. Manjeet
15. Sumit
Midfielders
16. Manpreet Singh
17. Hardik Singh
18. Vivek Sagar Prasad
19. Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh
20. Shamsher Singh
21. Nilakanta Sharma
22. Rajkumar Pal
23. Pawan Rajbhar
Forwards
24. Akashdeep Singh
25. Gurjant Singh
26. Maninder Singh
27. Mohd. Raheel Mouseen
28. S.Karthi
29. Mandeep Singh
30. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
31. Abhishek
32. Dilpreet Singh
33. Sukhjeet Singh
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