Vivek Sagar Prasad’s deputy will be defender Sanjay, who was part of the U-18 hockey team which won a silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.
Hockey India on Thursday named an 18-member Indian junior hoey squad for the Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup. India are the defending champions. The tournament will commence on November 24 and will feature 16 teams fighting for the coveted title.
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India begin their campaign on November 24 against France. They will take on Canada on November 25, followed by a match against Poland on November 27.
The knockout matches will take place between December 1 and December 5. Other teams in fray include Belgium, the Netherlands, Argentina, Germany, Canada, South Africa, Egypt, Pakistan, Korea, Malaysia, Poland, France, Chile, Spain and the USA.
Indian junior hockey team for World Cup
Vivek Sagar Prasad and Sanjay will have the services of Shardanand Tiwari, Prashant Chauhan, Sudeep Chirmako, Rahul Kumar Rajbhar, Maninder Singh, Pawan, Vishnukant Singh, Ankit Pal, Uttam Singh, Sunil Jojo, Manjeet, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Abhishek Lakra, Yashdeep Siwach, Gurmukh Singh and Araijeet Singh Hundal.
Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem and Boby Singh Dhami have been chosen as alternate players. They will only be allowed to play if there is an injury or if a member of the 18-member squad is ruled out of the tournament due to COVID-19.
Speaking about the team selection, chief coach Graham Reid told Hockey India:
Reid further spoke of the team’s ongoing preparations in Bhubaneswar, where they are putting in the hard yards needed to succeed in the tournament.
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