TE24 Sports Desk:
Bangladesh National Hockey group will begin their mission in the nine-country Men’s Asian Games Qualifiers taking on Indonesia in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday.
The match will start off at 10 am neighborhood time and 11 am Bangladesh time.
The Men’s Asian Games Hockey Qualifier previously started in Bangkok on Friday in spite of the Asian Games Authority deferred the Hangzhou Asian Games endlessly in the midst of a new flood in Covid-19 cases in China, the host nation of the games.
The Hangzhou Asian Games planned for September 10-25 this year in China.
Bangladesh group, which was put in four-group Pool B of the Men’s Asian Games Qualifiers with Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Singapore, will play Sri Lanka on May 10 and Singapore on May 12 in the leftover gathering matches.
Bangladesh group, which arrived at Bangkok on Thursday to contend in the Asian Games Qualifiers booked May 6-15, made their most memorable practice meeting that very day (Thursday) and made another and half extended rehearses Friday morning.
Prior, Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) reported a 18-part last public crew to contend in both the Asian Games Qualifiers and the Men’s Asia Cup Hockey, additionally naming two reserve players.
BHF named likewise two separate commanders for two competitions safeguarding a similar crew.
Rezaul Karim Babu will lead the Bangladesh group in the Asian Games Hockey Qualifier booked for May 6-15 in Bangkok while Khorshedur Rahman will commander the Bangladesh group in the Men’s an Asia Cup Hockey in Jakarta from May 23 to June 1.
Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy of Malaysia named as the lead trainer, Zahirul Islam Mitul as collaborator mentor and Mohammad Rafiul Haque as group head of Bangladesh for both the competitions..
In the eight-country Hero Men’s Asia Cup Hockey, Bangladesh group likewise been put in Pool B with Malaysia, Korea and Oman.
Bangladesh will confront Korea on May 23, Oman on May 24 and Malaysia on May 26.
Prior, Bangladesh qualified for the Men’s Asia Cup as they secured the fourth back to back title of the Men’s AHF Cup the month before.
Oman, who wrapped as sprinters up in the meet, additionally qualified to play in the eight-country Men’s Asia Cup Hockey with auto-qualifiers-India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Korea, has Indonesia.
Bangladesh crew:
Goalkeepers: Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayeed Nippon,
Protectors: Khorshedur Rahman, Farhd Ahmed Shitul, Ashraful Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Rezaul Karim Babu, Shohanur Rahman Sabuj
Midfielders: Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, Naim Uddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Prince Lal Samanta.
Advances: Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Milon Hossain, Pushkor Khisha Mimo, Arshad Hossain, Rakibul Hasan Rocky (Jr),
Two backup players are: Al Nahian Shuvo and Deen Islam Imon.
