Hockey India Announced Squad for Sultan of Johor Cup

New Delhi: Hockey India has named the 18-member Indian junior men's squad for the ninth Sultan of Johor Cup which is scheduled to take place from October 12-19 in Malaysia.

The team will be captained by Mandeep Mor and vice-captained by Sanjay, and will face-off against Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, Australia and Great Britain in the round-robin league stage.

Dinachandra Singh Moirangthem and Sharda Nand Tiwari are the new additions to the team's defense unit since the 8-Nations tournament in June, while the experienced Dilpreet Singh joins the forward line.

The team will be certainly hoping to improve their performance in the 9th Sultan of Johor Cup after finishing sixth at the eight-nations tournament. IANS

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