New Delhi, March 30 (Representative) Hockey India on Wednesday named the 22-member men’s hockey team, who will take on England in the upcoming FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League matches. India will play England on April 2 and 3 at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The team will be captained by Amit Rohidas while Harmanpreet Singh will be his deputy. Speaking about the team, Chief Coach Graham Reid said, “It has been quite exciting to see how some of the younger players are grabbing the opportunity to play in the Pro League and have been showing great potential. It is good for us to have these options, we have been using this platform to try out different combinations. England has a talented squad and no doubt the matches this weekend will be quite exciting.”
India has so far played eight matches in this season of FIH Hockey Pro League. The team is currently placed second in the pool table only behind Germany who have 17 points while India have 16 points. Team: Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak Defenders: Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas and Jugraj Singh Midfielders: Jaskaran Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Sumit and Vivek Sagar Prasad Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Gursahibjit Singh and Shilanand Lakra Standbys: Suraj Karkera, Mandeep Mor, Dipsan Tirkey, Gurinder Singh, Mandeep Mor, Sanjay, Akashdeep Singh, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Ashis Kumar Topno, Mohd. Raheel Mouseen, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Simranjeet Singh.