Hyderabad: Ashok Kumar Ade will lead the Telangana hockey team that will participate in the 9th Hockey India Nationals to be held from January 4 to 14 in Chennai. Mylaram Sampath Kumar has been named vice-captain.
Telangana Hockey president Saral Talwar presented the players with kits as well as travelling sleeping bags in view of the extreme cold weather conditions.
Sports Authority of Telangana State vice-chairman and managing director A. Dinakar Babu, Dr Vijender Reddy, chairman of Vardhaman College of Engineering, and Telangana Hockey secretary and former Indian hockey captain and Padmashri awardee N. Mukesh Kumar were also present on the occasion.
The team: Ashok Kumar Ade (captain), Mylaram Sampath Kumar (vice captain), Bantu Sai Vineeth, K. Chandrakanth Goud, Kallem Prashanth, Banothu Aravind, Bhavani Ranjith Chand, Gundarapu Sai Prasad, Mohammad Azeez, Motapothula Avineethi, Peddiwar Srinivas, Bodigum Ram Krishna, Mohammad Mumtaz, Yendala Sagar, R. Durga Prasad, J. Raja Shekhar, Gone Rajesh, Feroz bin Farhajh. Coach: Alphonse Lazarus (Hyderabad). Manager: Md Imam Kareem (Nalgonda).
