Three from Odisha in Indian team for HWL Final

Bhubaneswar: Three Odisha players found place in team India for the upcoming men’s Hockey World League (HWL) Final to be played here from December 1 till 10.

Defenders Birendra Lakra, Dipsan Tirkey and Amit Rohidas have been selected in the 18-member squad led by Manpreet Singh for the international hockey tournament scheduled at Kalinga Stadium.

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For the first time, three players from the state will play an international event on the home ground.

While Birendra, Dipsan and Amit were included in the national team, former-skipper Sardar Singh was dropped from the squad for the HWL Final.

Indian Squad:

Goalkeepers – Akash Anil Chikte, Suraj Karkera

Defenders – Harmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Dipsan Tirkey, Varun Kumar, Rupinderpal Singh, Birendra Lakra

Midfielders – Manpreet Singh (C), Chinglensana Singh (VC), SK Uthappa, Sumit, Kothajit Singh

Forwards – SV Sunil, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh