Defender Sanjeep named captain of U-18 hockey team for Asia Cup
Defender Nilam Sanjeep Xess was on Monday named captain of the India team that will compete in the Boys Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held at Dhaka, from 24th to 30th September. Sanjeep’s defensive partner Hardik Singh will be the vice-captain. Both players have also been part of the junior team that won […]
Defender Nilam Sanjeep Xess was on Monday named captain of the India team that will compete in the Boys Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held at Dhaka, from 24th to 30th September.
Sanjeep’s defensive partner Hardik Singh will be the vice-captain. Both players have also been part of the junior team that won the EurAsia Cup earlier this year and will form the backbone of the defence for the team.
Sanjeep was part of the Hockey Odisha team that retained the Junior National Championship in May earlier this year.
Pankaj Kumar Rajak and Tanuj Gulia will be the custodians in goal for the squad.
Manipur boys M. Rabichandra Singh and K. Ibungo Singh will lead the midfield and attack, respectively. The two were prolific in the Hockey India Sub-Junior National Championship held at Imphal in May 2016.
Hockey India (HI) Secretary General Mushtaque said that “Our aim to reach new heights of hockey rankings internationally has to start from the junior level. We are hosts of the Junior World Cup in December 2016 and get good exposure to international hockey.
The team include :-
Goalkeepers: Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Tanuj Gulia.
Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess (Captain), Hardik Singh (Vice Captain), Vidhan Patel, Harshdeep Kapoor, Shivam Anand.
Midfielders: Dharminder Singh, Kunwardilraj Singh, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Kishore Arya, Harish Mutagar.
Forwards: Dilpreet Singh, Mohammad Umar, Ibungo Singh Konjengbam, Sunny Malik, Shivam Anand, Abhisek.
