The two teams are scheduled to participate in the two-legged Qualifiers where the World No. 5 Indian men's group will be facing World No. 22 Russia, while the World No. 9 Indian women's group will confront World No. 13 the US.
The men's group has two goalkeepers in P.R. Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak. Chief Manpreet drives the forward line which likewise incorporates Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, and Ramandeep Singh. "After a good preparation visit in Belgium, it was continually going to be a troublesome choice to pick the best 18 players for this competition. We have picked a well-offset side with various great adaptable alternatives," said men's head coach Graham Reid.
"We now need to focus on strategies against Russia, and ensure we are at our best when we step onto the field on 1st and 2nd November." The women's group remained unchanged from its voyage through England.
"We have retained the 18-member team from our preparatory tour of England. We have a good balance and mixture of players in the squad and keeping in mind our objective of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics 2020, I feel it is important to stay in the rhythm with the same players who performed well in the preparatory tour. We now focus on making sure that we leave no stone unturned when we take on the US in the two matches," expressed women's chief mentor Sjoerd Marijne on his side. The winners of the Qualifiers will qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games planned to be held next year.
Men's Team: Manpreet Singh (C), PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Gurinder Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Amit Rohidas, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, S.V. Sunil, Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh and Simranjeet Singh.
Women's Team: Rani Rampal (C), Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Reena Khokhar, Salima Tete, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Neha Goyal, Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo, Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Navjot Kaur and Sharmila Devi.
