Dilip Tirkey, Gagan Ajit,Deepak Thakur among 32 probables

New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) Goal keeper Adrian D'souza, defender Dilip Tirkey, forwards Gagan Ajit Singh and Deepak Thakur are among the 32 probables shortlisted by the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) in preparation of the Champions Challenge Cup in Boom, Belgium from June 23.

All these players were not in the team which finished third in the just concluded Azalan Shah Cup held at Ipoh (Malaysia).

Also recalled for the camp is mid-fielder Viren Rasquinha while three players defender Harpal Singh, mid-fielder Didar Singh and forward Sarwanjit Singh, who represented the country in the Azlan Shah cup have been dropped.

The 20-day camp for the probables will be held in Bangalore from from May 23.

Probables: Goal Keepers: Adrian D'Souza, Bharat Chetri, Baljit Singh, Gurpreet Singh.

Defenders: Dilip Tirkey, William Xalxo, Raghunath, Tussavurjit Singh, Sandeep Singh, Sunil Yadav.

Mid-fielders: Gurbaj Singh, Vickram Kanth, Bimal Lakra, Sardar Singh, Prabodh Tirkey, Pawal Lakra, Senthil Kumar, Jaswinder Singh, Ajitesh Roy, Viren Rasquinha.

Strikers: Rajpal Singh, Roshan Minz, Bharat Chikkara, Prabhjot Singh, Deepak Thakur, Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Bruno Lugun, Yudhvir Singh, Sunil Kumar, Damandeep Singh, Gagan Ajit Singh.

Officials: Joaquim Carvalho (Chief Coach), M P Singh (Coach), M Ramesh Parmeswaran (Asstt Coach), Srikanth (Physio), Ganguly Prasad (Trainer), Dr Jayaprakash (Doctor), Vinoth (Video Analyst), M M Somaiya (Technical Director), R K Shetty (Manager&Co-ordinator).

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