Bengaluru, Jan 25: A few new faces were picked as Hockey India on Tuesday announced a 33-member men’s senior core group to prepare for major international tournaments this year starting with the FIH Hockey Pro League next month.
The 33 probables were chosen from 60 players who were called for a three-week camp at the Sports Authority of India Centre here. The initial 60 players were picked on the basis of their performances in various Hockey India domestic tournaments.
Speaking about the new core group for 2022, chief coach Graham Reid said, “We have used the last three weeks to have a look at the next layer of players in the country. Today we have chosen 33 which allows us to refresh and bring some new faces into the squad.
The Core Probables
Goalkeepers: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran, Suraj Karkera.
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Mandeep Mor, Sanjay, Jugraj Singh.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Rajkumar Pal, Jaskaran Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Moirangthem R Singh, Ashis K Topno.
Forwards: Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit K Upadhyay, Akashdeep Singh, Gursahibjit Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen.
In Rehabilitation: Simranjeet Singh and Gurinder Singh. (PTI)
