ORGANISED BY: Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).
DESCRIPTION:
* Dushyant Singh will lead a 12-member Indian Senior Men Team in the AVC Cup.
* Selection trial-cum-coaching camp for the Indian team was held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
* A total of 11 countries are to participate.
* Teams are: Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Pakistan, Japan, Australia, India, Chinese Taipei, China, Bahrain.
* Place in 3-team Pool C, India would meet Japan on August 7 and Australia on August 8.
* The championship will feature a total of 29 matches, including the final.
* AVC Cup has been held every two years since 2008.
* Best performance of India has been the second place in 2014 and third place in 2010.
INDIAN MEN TEAM: Dushyant Singh (Captain), Joshnoor Dhindsa, Sandeep, Ajay Kumar, Sameer Chaudhary, Harshit Giri, Aman Kumar, Jibin Job, Sachin Dagar, Mannat Choudhary, Ajeet Shekho, Karthikeyan K, Suryaprakash Banjara.
Team officials: Kuldip Raj Magotra (Manager), GE Sridharan (Head Coach), Rajesh Kumar and Praveen Sharma (both Assistant Coach).