Date:28/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122856441400.htm

Sport - Hockey

Diwakar to lead India colts

New Delhi: Diwakar Ram will lead the 16-member Indian junior hockey team for the Australian Youth Olympic Festival four-nation tournament to be held in Sydney from January 14 to 18. The other teams in the tournament are Australia, Great Britain and Malaysia.

India’s participation in this tournament is in keeping with the ad hoc committee’s plans for maximum competitions and exposure for the team before the junior World Cup in Singapore and Malaysia in June 2009.

All matches will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.

The team: Goalkeepers: Mrinal Chaubey, C. Santosh Kumar; full backs: Diwakar Ram (capt.), Innocent Kullu, Manjeet Kullu; midfielders: Birender Lakra, Vivek, Vikas Sharma, Belsajar Horo, Amardeep Ekka; forwards: Pramod Kumar, Mandip Antil, Jay Karan, Mohammad Amir Khan, Danish Mujtaba and Dharamvir Singh.

Stand-byes: Hari Kripal Yadav, Jagwant Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Karamjit Singh and Mohd. Asif Khan.

Officials: Rajeev Mehta (co-convenor ad hoc committee); A.K. Bansal (chief coach); Clarence Lobo (coach); R.C. Trivedi (physiotherapist). — Special Corrrespondent