The Indian team will be up against China, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh in Pool A while Pool B will feature South Korea, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As defending champions, India\u2019s campaign will be spearheaded by captain Jyoti Singh along with vice captain Sakshi Rana and the squad also feature players who have had the experience of playing with the senior side such as Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Sunelita Toppo, Mumtaz Khan, Deepika and Beauty Dungdung while the team is coached by former India captain Tushar Khandker.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We are very confident and upbeat about our campaign. We have a good, experienced team. We have worked hard over the past few months and the team is quite eager to do our best in Muscat, Oman,\" expressed Jyoti Singh ahead of the team\u2019s departure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It\u2019s heartening to see the Indian Junior Men\u2019s team enter the knockout stage and they are cruising towards the title. We have been following their matches and we will be there to cheer for them in the remaining matches. We urge Indian hockey fans to watch us play and cheer for us. Muscat has a big Indian community, we are hopeful they will come to cheer us,\" added the vice-captain Sakshi Rana.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We are very confident and upbeat about our campaign. We have a good, experienced team. We have worked hard over the past few months and the team is quite eager to do our best in Muscat, Oman,\" expressed Jyoti Singh ahead of the team\u2019s departure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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