Hockey India has announced the 22-member Indian Junior (Under-21) Men’s Hockey Team for the upcoming exposure tour of Belgium, scheduled from 5th to 18th of July. The tour will be the team’s first assignment under newly appointed coach Frederic Soyez and will serve as a key preparatory phase ahead of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior Asia Cup later this year.
Defender Anmol Ekka has been entrusted with the captaincy for the upcoming exposure tour. The goalkeeping unit comprises Vivek Lakra and Kunal Tewatia. The defensive line features captain Anmol Ekka, Rohit Kullu, Chirag, Ravinder, Prasant Barla, Sanjit Tirkey and V. Manimaran. India will begin their campaign against Austria on the 7th and 8th of July. The team will then take on the hosts, Belgium, on the 10th of July; Germany on the 13th of July; Belgium again on the 14th of July; and conclude the tour against the Netherlands on the 17th of July.
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