A list of 30 probables for a double-leg invitational hockey tournament in Australia was announced by the Indian Hockey Federation on Friday.
Besides India and hosts Australia, the tournament, to be played in Perth from May 28 to June 1, and in Sydney, from June 4 to June 8, will also feature Pakistan and and an Australia 'A' side.
The 30 probables, including veteran Dhanraj Pillay, former captain Dilip Tirkey and goalkeeper Devesh Chauhan, will attend a coaching camp at Bangalore from April 28 to May 25, after which the team for the tournament will be selected, a statement from the IHF said.
This will be India's first international fixture since withdrawing from the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, protesting against the ill-treament meted out to its IT professionals in the country.
The probables:
Goalkeepers: Kamaldeep Singh, Devesh Chauhan, Bharat Chetri, Raja Rajan.
Full-backs: Dilip Tirkey, Kanwalpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Dinesh Nayak, Sharanjit Singh.
Half-backs: Ignace Tirkey, Vikram Pillay, Bimal Lakra, Arjun Halappa, Devendra Singh, Prabodh Tirkey, Sandeep Michael, Prabhdeep Singh, Vinay V S, Rajbeer Singh.
Forwards: Dhanraj Pillay, Mukesh Kumar, Baljit Singh, Gagan Ajit Singh, Deepak Thakur, Prabhjot Singh, Tejbir Singh, Tushar Khandekar, Rajpal Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Daljit Singh.
