The Indian junior men's hockey team will participate in the Australian Hockey League, which commences from September 29 in Perth, reported PTI.
India will be led by Harjeet Singh and Dipsan Tirkey will be the vice-captain. Vikas Dahiya, who was the reverse goalkeeper for PR Sreejesh in the Rio Olympics in August, will also be part of the team along with the exciting Mandeep Singh.
"Ahead of the upcoming Junior World Cup to be held in India in December 2016, this is will a very good exposure event for our boys. This is the first time we have been invited for the AHL and we hope to make the best use of the opportunity," said Harendra Singh, coach of the Indian junior hockey team.
Twelve teams will take part in the Australian tournament, including teams from Malaysia and New Zealand.
Indian team:
Goalkeepers: Vikas Dahiya, Krishan B Pathak
Defenders: Varun Kumar, Dipsan Tirkey (Vice-captain), Gurinder Singh, Vikramjit Singh, Anand Lakra
Midfielders: Nilakanta Sharma, Harjeet Singh (Captain), Santa Singh, Sumit, Manpreet
Forwards: Armaan Qureshi, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Parvinder Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Ajit Kumar Pandey