Hockey India names 32 athletes for the Men’s National Coaching Camp ahead of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020
~ Young striker Dilpreet Singh returns to Senior fold; National Campers will report to Chief Coach Graham Reid at the Kalinga Stadium on 29 December 2019 ~
December 28, 2019: As we march into the Olympic year, all eyes will be on the Indian Men’s Hockey Team who will begin the season with their maiden campaign at the most-awaited FIH Hockey Pro League. In pursuit of making a winning start to the year 2020, Hockey India on Saturday named 32 members in the Core Probable Group who will report to Chief Coach Graham Reid for a two-week National Coaching Camp ahead of their tie against the Netherlands on 18th & 19th January 2020.
Young Striker Dilpreet Singh who was last seen in the Indian Team at the 2018 Men’s World Cup returns to the core group following his worthy performance at the Sultan of Johor Cup 2019 for the Indian Colts who won a Silver Medal in the prestigious tournament. Youngsters ShilanandLakra, Rajkumar Pal, NilamSanjeepXess and DipsanTirkey have also received a call-up for the National Coaching Camp to be held at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar which will host the FIH Hockey Pro League matches in India.
The Core Group featuring a mix of experienced and young players includes PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bhadur Pathak, Harmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh, Gurinder Singh, Amit Rohidas, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma and Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Experienced midfielder Chinglensana Singh, who was last seen in action during the 2018 Men’s World Cup, also returns to the Core Group after nearly 10 months of injury break.
SV Sunil, who was named Player of the tournament at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in November, is also part of the Core Group along with Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gursahibjit Singh, Shamsher Singh, Suraj Karkera, JarmanpreetSingh,Jaskaran Singh, Gurjant Singh and Sumit.
“I believe all the players will return fresh for the Camp after a good break for Christmas. The previous National Coaching Camp in Bhubaneswar was physically challenging where we expected the players to push their limits. It involved a lot of strength and conditioning work apart from hockey. The next two weeks will be focused on our preparations for the matches against the Netherlands and our real test begins now,” stated Chief Coach Graham Reid.
Members of the National Coaching Camp:
1. P R Sreejesh 2. Krishan Bahadur Pathak 3. Harmanpreet Singh 4. Dilpreet Singh 5. Surender Kumar 6. Birendra Lakra 7. Rupinder Pal Singh 8. Gurinder Singh 9. Amit Rohidas 10. Kothajit Singh Khadangbam 11. Manpreet Singh 12. Hardik Singh 13. Nilakanta Sharma 14. Vivek Sagar Prasad 15. Simranjeet Singh 16. Akashdeep Singh 17. Ramandeep Singh 18. S V Sunil 19. Mandeep Singh 20. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 21. Gursahibjit Singh 22. Shamsher Singh 23. Suraj Karkera 24. Jarmanpreet Singh 25. DipsanTirkey 26. NilamSanjeepXess 27. Jaskaran Singh 28. Rajkumar Pal 29. Gurjant Singh 30. Sumit 31. ShilanandLakra 32. Chinglensana Singh |
Source: Hockey India
