The young players have been preparing in a bio bubble in recent months for the final match at the camp in SAI, Bengaluru.
New Delhi: Hockey India added 24 players to its potential starting team on Saturday for a preparatory camp ahead of the Men’s Under-20 World Cup to be held in Bhubaneswar on November 24.
The camp will start from Sunday at the site of the mega event.
“The players will report to coach Graham Reed and coach PJ Kariyaba on November 7 for the Pre-Camp ahead of the prestigious quadrennial event where 16 teams from around the world will compete for the grand prizes,” Hay said in a statement.
The young players have been preparing in a bio bubble in recent months for the final match at the camp in SAI, Bengaluru.
But with less than three weeks left before the FIH event, “The Core Probable Group will be fighting to get used to the Kalinga Hockey Field and acclimatize before the tournament.”
The host country and defending champion India will join Canada, France and Poland in Group B.
The other teams in the fray are Belgium, Malaysia, South Africa and Chile in Group A, while the Netherlands, Spain, Korea and the United States are in Group C.
Germany, Argentina, Pakistan and Egypt make up Group D.
Possible core group:
Pawan, Prashant Kumar Chauhan, Sahil Kumar Nayak, Sanjay, Yashdeep Siwach, Shardanand Tiwari, Abhishek Lakra, Manjit, Dinachandra Singh Moirangtheim, Sunil Goju, Cyril Logon, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Rabichandra Singh Mirangotem, Mary Rahjbar Rahulpop Komjiar Dami Singh, Prabhagut Singh.
