DESCRIPTION:
*     Hockey India has announced a 21-member Senior Men Hockey Squad, including one from Odisha for the above-mentioned Tour, during which India will play five build-up games.
*     This tour is in preparations for the FIH Men’s World Cup 2014, scheduled to be held at The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 15. 
*     The 21 players were selected on the basis of trials conducted at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi from March 20-21.
*     The Odisha player in the squad is defender Birendra Lakra. Mid-fielder Sardar Singh will lead the team with defender Rupinder Pal Singh as his deputy.
*     India will play two build-up games against The Netherlands, one against Belgium and two games against Dutch National Club teams.

SCHEDULE:
April 11: Vs Leiden (Dutch National Club)
April 14: Vs HGC (Dutch National Club)
April 15: Vs Belgium
April 17: Vs The Netherlands
April 19: Vs The Netherlands

TEAM INDIA:
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Harjot Singh
Defenders: Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh, V R Raghunath, Kothajit Singh, Gurinder Singh, Gurbaj Singh.
Mid-fielders: Sardar Singh, S K Uthappa, Dharamvir Singh, Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Danish Mujtaba, Devindar Walmiki.
Forwards: S V Sunil , Nikkin Thimmaiah, Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Yuvraj Walmiki, Lalit Upadhyay.