DESCRIPTION:
* Indian men’s hockey team will play a three-match series against Bangladesh starting at Dhaka from August 6.
* Odisha goalkeeper Sushant Tirkey has been included in the Indian team.
* The series will provide international exposure to the young players just before the upcoming Asian Games to be held in Korea from September 19 to October 4.
* The team will be captained by the experienced defender Vickram Kanth while midfielder S K Uthappa will be the vice-captain.
* The three matches are scheduled to take place in Dhaka on August 6th, 8th and 9th, 2014.
TEAM INDIA:
Goalkeepers: Harjot Singh, Sushant Tirkey
Defenders: Gurmail Singh, Harbir Singh Sandhu, Gurjinder Singh, Vickram Kant (Captain), Vikas Pillay, Gurinder Singh.
Midfielders: S K Uthappa (Vice-Captain), Jasjit Singh, Devinder Sunil Walmiki, Satbir Singh, Harjeet Singh.
Forwards: Affan Yousuf, Yuvraj Walmiki, Nithin Thimmaiah, Talwinder Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay.