NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Defender Amir Ali will lead a 20-member Indian squad in the men’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament, which is a qualifying event for next year’s junior World Cup, starting in Muscat from November 26.
India have won this tournament for a record four times, including 2004, 2008, 2015 and 2023. They beat nemesis Pakistan 2-1 in the final last year to lift the title.
This year, the event will have 10 teams from the continent divided into two pools with India, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea and Thailand clubbed in pool A.
Bangladesh, Malaysia, China, Oman and Pakistan are in Pool B.Although India automatically qualified for the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup as hosts, under the guidance of coach PR Sreejesh, the team will be looking to build on its recent success at the Sultan of Johor Cup.
Rohit will serves as Amir Ali’s deputy.
The team will be taking confidence from that performance and will be working towards a successful outing in the Junior Asia Cup.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Princedeep Singh, Bikramjit Singh Defenders: Amir Ali (C), Talem Priyobarta, Shardanand Tiwari, Yogember Rawat, Anmol Ekka, Rohit(VC).Midfielders: Ankit Pal, Manmeet Singh, Rosan Kujur, Mukesh Toppo, Thokchom Kingson Singh.Forwards: Gurjot Singh, Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Dilraj Singh, Arshdeep Singh and Araijeet Singh Hundal.Alternate Players: Sukhvinder and Chandan Yadav. (PTI)
