JOIN USThe men’s squad, which won a silver in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games, has been retained while there are two changes in the women’s team. Yogita Bali replaces Etimarpu Rajani as the second goalkeeper while Asunta Lakra makes way for Rosalind Lalchhanhimi Ralte in the midfield.
The squads: Men: Goalkeeper: Bharat Chetri. Defenders: Sardar Singh, Sandeep Singh, Dhananjay Mahadik, Gurbaj Singh, Prabodh Tirkey. Midfielders: Arjun Halappa, Vikram Pillay, Ravi Pal, Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba, Sarvanjit Singh. Forwards: Rajpal Singh (capt), Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Dharamvir Singh.
Chief coach: Jose Brasa. Coaches: Harendra Singh, Clarence Lobo. Manager: Anupam Ghulati.
Women: Goalkeepers: Dipika Murthy Gongala, Yogita Bali. Defenders: Binita Toppo, Subhadra Pradhan, Joydeep Kaur. Midfielders: Rosalind Lalchhanhimi Ralte, Kirandeep Kaur, Mukta Prava Barla, Deepika Thakur, Ritu Rani. Forwards: Surinder Kaur (capt), Saba Anjum, Rani Rampal, Jasjeet Kaur Handa, Chanchan Devi Thokchom, Poonam Rani.
Coach incharge: Sandeep Somesh. Coach: Khalid Modi. Manager: Rupa Saini.
Other officials: BK Nayak (doctor); Shrikant Iyengar (physiotherapist); Pradeep Dutta (trainer), H Nalini (video analyst).