DESCRIPTION:
*     Junior India team will be led by Odisha defender Dipsan Tirkey.
*     The 18-member Junior India team also included another player from Odisha _ defender Nilam Sanjeep Xess.
*     Altogether four teams will compete in this tournament.
*     Other three teams in the fray are: Dinamo Stroitel, Russian Team 1 and Russian Team 2.
*     Dinamo Stroitel made their appearance in the European Hockey League in the 2015-16 season after a gap of 34 years.
*     The Junior India team will undertake the tour with hopes of gaining experience and in preparation for the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, later this year.

JUNIOR INDIA MEN TEAM: Goalkeepers: Suraj Karkera, Kishan B Pathak. Defenders: Dipsan Tirkey (Captain), Varun Kumar (Vice-captain), Hardik Singh, Vikramjit Singh, Gurinder Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess. Mid-fielders: Nilkanta Sharma, Sumit, Santa Singh, Manpreet, Shamsher Singh. Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Ajay Yadav, Parvinder Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Ajit Kumar Pandey.