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\"ChetriNew Delhi: <\/strong>Bharat Chetri will lead the 18-member Indian team while Sardar Singh will be his deputy in the Men Four Nation Olympic Test Event to be held in London from May 2-6.<\/p>\n

Selection trials were conducted at SAI Centre, Bangalore on April 8 and 9 which was witnessed by Hockey India selectors B. P Govinda and Col. Balbir Singh, along with Government Observer Harbinder Singh.<\/p>\n

The Four Nation Tournament will feature Australia, Germany, Great Britain and India. The participation in this tournament will not only give India an opportunity to play against higher ranked teams, who have also qualified for the Olympic Games, but also give the team unique exposure at the same hockey venue that will host the London Olympics.
The tournament will be played on the blue artificial turf with yellow balls. The pitch has pink runaways.<\/p>\n

The team is as under-
<\/strong>
Goalkeepers
<\/strong>1. Bharat Chetri (Captain)
2. Sreejesh PR<\/p>\n

Defenders
<\/strong>
3. Sandeep Singh
4. VR Raghunath
5. Ignace Tirkey<\/p>\n

Midfielders
<\/strong>
6. Birendra Lakra
7. Sardar Singh (Vice Captain)
8. Manpreet Singh
9. Gurbaj Singh
10.\u00a0 Kothajit Singh<\/p>\n

Forwards
<\/strong>
11. SV Sunil
12. Sarvanjit Singh
13. Gurwinder Singh Chandi
14. Shivendra Singh
15. Danish Mujtaba
16. SK Uthappa
17. Tushar Khandker
18. Chinglensana Singh<\/p>\n

Standbys
<\/strong>
1. Rupinderpal Singh (Defender)
2. Pradeep Mor (Midfielder)
3. Dharamvir Singh (Forward)
4. Pradhan Somanna (Forward)<\/p>\n

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