Date:02/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/02/stories/2008070251591700.htm

Sport - Hockey

Gurbaz Singh to lead India

New Delhi: Midfielder Gurbaz Singh will lead an 18-member Indian hockey squad in the upcoming junior Asia Cup in Hyderabad from July 11.

The Ad-hoc Committee made the announcement on Tuesday. The committee retained seven players from the team which won the silver at the Azlan Shah championship.

The team: Goalkeepers: P.R. Sreejesh, Mrinal Chaubey; Full-backs: Diwakar Ram, Innocent Kullu, Manjeet Kullu; Midfielders: Gurbaz Singh (Capt.), Vivek, Ranjit Singh, Vikas Sharma, B. Horro, Amandeep Ekka; Forwards: Mandeep Antil, S.V. Sunil, Gurminder Singh, Jagwant Singh, Pramod, Roshan Minz, Danish Mujtaba. Stand-byes: Harjit Singh (goalkeeper), Samir Baxla (full-back), Virender Lakra (midfielder), Dharam Vir, Jujhar Singh (forwards). Coach: S.P. Bansal. — PTI