Defender Dilip Tirkey is the only Indian to find a place in the prestigious 2007 men’s all-star team announced by the International Hockey Federation on Thursday.
Australian Jamie Dwyer has been nominated captain while Dutchmen Maurits Hendriks and Roelant Oltmans have been named as the coaches of the team.
The team: Matthias Witthaus, Tibor Weissenborn, Moritz Fuerste and Ulrich Bubolz (Gk) (all Germany); Jamie Dwyer (capt), Brent Livermore, Bevan George, Mark Knowles (all Australia); Guus Vogels (Gk), Taeke Taekema, Teun de Nooijer, Robert van der Horst (the Netherlands); Sergi Enrique, Eduard Tubau (Spain); Dilip Tirkey (India); Ryan Archibald (NZ); Jong Ho Seo (Korea); Dilawar Hussain (Pak).