Indian Junior Men’s Hockey team announced for 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup

November 3, 2015 Naresh Sagar

Indian Junior Men’s Hockey team announced for 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup

New Delhi, November 3, 2015: Hockey India, the apex body for the game in India, today announced the 18 member team for the 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup to be held in Kuantan, Malaysia. The Junior Men’s Asia Cup is the largest Asian Tournament for Junior Men and will feature the top 8 countries from Asia who will be fighting for supremacy from 14th – 22nd November 2015.

The 18 member Junior India squad which has been announced in the midst of the ongoing national camp at the SAI centre in Bengaluru will be led by the talented Harjeet Singh, who also was adjudged the Player of the Tournament in the recently concluded 5th Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia.  The Indian goal posts will be guarded by Suraj Karkera and Vikas Dahiya. The defensive wall of Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar, Anand Lakra, Vikramjit Singh and Harmanpreet Singh will be adding that extra layer of security for the Indian goalkeepers. The Midfield will see Captain Harjeet Singh alongside Nilakanta Sharma, Santa Singh, Manpreet and Manpreet Singh Mangalsingh Chahal. Mandeep Singh, Sumit Kumar, Arman Qureshi, Gurjant Singh, Mohd Umar and Ajit Kumar Pandey will be the forwards for India in the upcoming tournament.

 “Malaysia is a known territory to us, and we are fresh in our memories from our performance in the 5th Sultan of Johor Cup. The team has been together for over two months now and that just adds to the comfort and performance standards. They operate as a team and will be collectively working towards glory. The energy in the camp is very positive and we are confident about putting a great show in Malaysia,” said Harendra Singh, Head Coach, Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team.

Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, President, Hockey India said, “The junior men’s team has performed impeccably well in the past and are hungry for wins. They are young and I am glad that we have Harendra Singh as the Coach who has been successful in channelizing their energy into the right place. It’s because of this energy and commitment that the team has performed extremely well under any condition and circumstance.  We will hope for the best possible results at the 8th Junior Men’s Asia Cup in Malaysia.”

India is in Pool A and will play their opening match against Japan on 14th November, 2015.

The Indian Squad for Junior Men’s Asia Cup :

Goalkeepers:1. Suraj Karkera

2. Vikas Dahiya

Defenders:3. Dipsan Tirkey (Vice Captain)

4. Varun Kumar

5. Anand Lakra

6. Vikramjit Singh

7. Harmanpreet Singh

Midfielders:8. Nilakanta Sharma

9. Harjeet Singh (Captain)

10. Santa Singh

11. Manpreet

12. Manpreet Singh Mangalsingh Chahal

 Forwards:
13. Mandeep Singh 

14. Sumit Kumar

15. Arman Qureshi

16. Gurjant Singh

17. Mohd. Umar

18. Ajit Kumar Pandey 

The teams participating in 8th Junior Men’s Asia cup are:

Pool A	Pool B
India	Korea
Malaysia	Pakistan
Japan	Oman
China	Bangladesh

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