New Delhi, 10th October 2025: Hockey India on Friday named 20-member India ‘A’ team that will play a five-match tour in Jiangsu province, Changzhou City China starting 12th October 2025. The team will be captained by defender and drag flicker Sanjay. The matches will be played against Gansu club and is part of Hockey India’s plans to provide exposure for the development team.
The team, which leaves tonight, features goalkeepers Pawan, Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar, defenders Poovanna Chandura Boby, Varun Kumar, Amandeep Lakra, Sanjay, Yashdeep Siwach, Sukhvinder, Parmod and the midfield includes Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Vishnukant Singh, Mohammed Raheel Mouseen, Rajkumar Pal, Maninder Singh and Venkatesh Dhananjay Kenche.
The forwardline will feature Angad Bir Singh, Boby Singh Dhami, Uttam Singh, Selvam Karthi and Aditya Arjun Lalage.
Speaking about the China tour, Chief Coach Craig Fulton said, “This is part of our plans to expand the talent pool for the Senior Men’s Team by providing the right amount of experience and exposure for the players in the India ‘A’ squad particularly ahead of a very busy year in 2026. We will be closely monitoring the progress of the players in this squad and see how well they adapt to pressure situations and perform.”
Former India striker Shivendra Singh who will be traveling with the team as coach expressed, “We are looking forward to being in Hangzhou and gaining good experience. This squad has been training together for a past few weeks and has gelled well as a unit. They are now eager to gain some match experience.”
Meanwhile, the India ‘A’ women’s team also left earlier today for their five-match China tour. They will be playing matches against Liaoning at their home turf in Liaoning Sports Centre from 13th to 21st October.
Squad:
Goalkeepers:
Pawan
Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar
Defenders:
Poovanna Chandura Boby
Varun Kumar
Amandeep Lakra
Sanjay
Yashdeep Siwach
Sukhvinder
Parmod
Midfielders:
Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh
Vishnukant Singh
Mohammed Raheel Mouseen
Rajkumar Pal
Maninder Singh
Venkatesh Dhananjay Kenche
Forwards:
Angad Bir Singh
17. Boby Singh Dhami
Uttam Singh
19. Selvam Karthi
Aditya Arjun Lalage
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