Reports | 33 players named for Junior Men's National Coaching Camp at Bengaluru

The camp will conclude on October 7, ahead of the annual tournament which begins on 12 October, which will feature a formidable line-up of teams such as Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Japan, India and hosts Malaysia. 

The Core Probables list includes Goalkeepers Pawan, Prashant Kumar Chauhan and Sahil Kumar Nayak, Defenders Suman Beck, Pratap Lakra, Sanjay, Yashdeep Siwach, Mandeep Mor, Parampreet Singh, Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem, Nabin Kujur, Sharda Nand Tiwari, Niraj Kumar Waribam. 

The Midfielders called-up for the National Coaching Camp are Sukhman Singh, Gregory Xess, Ankit Pal, Akashdeep Singh Jr., Vishnu Kant Singh, Gopi Kumar Sonkar, Vishal Antil, Surya NM, Maninder Singh, and Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem. 

Forwards Sudeep Chirmako, Rahul Kumar Rajbhar, Uttam Singh, S Karthi, Dilpreet Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Amandeep Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Shivam Anand and Arshdeep Singh have also been asked to report for the National Coaching Camp.

With the Core Probable Group having just one change with defender Yashdeep Siwach replacing Sundaram Singh Rajawat, the group has been playing together for over a year now and they understand the team’s shortcomings which need to be niggled out ahead of the Sultan of Johor Cup where the India Colts had won a Silver in the previous edition. 

“The good thing about this group is that they have been playing together for a while and they very well understand the style of hockey, disciplined structure and quality they need to bring to the team. The disappointing outcome at the 8-Nations U-21 Invitational tournament is seen as a learning lesson for these players and in the next four weeks, their focus will be on improving their goal-scoring opportunities, show improved defence and attach with emphasis on speed. They will also be attending regular psychology classes to improve mental strength and conditioning,” David John, High Performance Director of Hockey India stated in a press release.

CORE PROBABLES LIST: 

GOALKEEPER

1 Pawan

2 Prashant Kumar Chauhan 

3 Sahil Kumar Nayak

DEFENDERS

4 Suman Beck

5 Pratap Lakra

6 Sanjay

7 Yashdeep Siwach

8 Mandeep Mor

9 Parampreet Singh

10 Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem

11 Nabin Kujur

12 Sharda Nand Tiwari

13 Niraj Kumar Waribam

MID-FIELDERS

14 Sukhman Singh

15 Gregory Xess

16 Ankit Pal

17 Akashdeep Singh Jr.

18 Vishnu Kant Singh

19 Gopi Kumar Sonkar

20 Vishal Antil

21 Surya NM

22 Maninder Singh 

23 Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem 

FORWARD

24 Sudeep Chirmako

25 Rahul Kumar Rajbhar

26 Uttam Singh

27 S Karthi

28 Dilpreet Singh

29 Araijeet Singh Hundal

30 Amandeep Singh

31 Prabhjot Singh

32 Shivam Anand 

33 Arshdeep Singh