New Delhi: Defender Rohit has been appointed as the captain of the Indian junior men’s hockey team, with Shardanand Tiwari named as his deputy for the upcoming European tour. The 20-member squad will compete in a series of matches from May 20 to May 29 across Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
As part of Hockey India’s initiative to provide the team with valuable international exposure, India will play five matches during the tour. “We have been training hard at our camp and have developed an understanding of each other’s gameplay,” said captain Rohit in a Hockey India release. “It will be wonderful to play together against teams from other nations to help us build on our game and get better through this kind of exposure.”
India’s tour will begin on May 20 with a match against Belgium in Antwerp, followed by another encounter with the same opponents in Breda, Netherlands, on May 22. The team will then face the Netherlands’ Club team Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push in Breda on May 23. The final two matches will be against Germany, first on May 28 in Germany and again on May 29 in Breda.
Vice-captain Shardanand Tiwari expressed his enthusiasm for the tour, saying, “This will be a wonderful experience and will go a long way in evaluating where we stand as a team and as individual players. It will be a great way to figure out our strengths and what areas we would need to touch upon.”
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Prince Deep Singh, Bikramjit Singh.
Defenders: Shardanand Tiwari, Yogember Rawat, Anmol Ekka, Rohit, Manoj Yadav, Talem Priyo Barta.
Midfielders: Ankit Pal, Roshan Kujur, Bipin Billavara Ravi, Mukesh Toppo, Manmeet Singh, Vachan H.A.
Forwards: Sourabh Anand Kushwaha, Arshdeep Singh, Gurjot Singh, Mohd. Konain Dad, Dilraj Singh, Gursewak Singh.
Related Topics:
- Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team
- European Tour
- Hockey India
- Team Captain Rohit
- Vice-Captain Shardanand Tiwari
