2012 AFC Challenge Cup: India's 30 Probables named

Indian national coach Savio Medeira has named his 30 probables for his training camp ahead of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, which will be held in Nepal from March 8.

The probables camp for Team India will kick-off in Dubai from February 15. The squad will assemble in New Delhi on February 13 and leave for Dubai the next day. The final list of 23-Players for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup would be named towards the end of the camp.

Savio has called-up a number of players for the first time to a senior national team probables camp like Kingshuk Debnath, Arnab Mondal, Lester Fernandez, Manish Mathani, Lenny Rodrigues and Manandeep Singh; who have been performing well in the I-League. Others like Anwar, Anthony Pereira and Joaquim Abranches have been recalled.

The AFC Challenge Cup will also mark the first assignment for Team India with Baichung Bhutia, Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli having resigned.

A proposed camp in Blackburn organised by the Blackburn Rovers owners Venky's was turned down by the AIFF and once more Dubai was chosen as venue for the camp.


India Probables

Goalkeepers
Arindam Bhattacharya (Churchill Brothers SC), Subhasish Roy Chowdhury (Dempo SC), Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar SC), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (East Bengal Club)

Defenders
Anwar (Mohun Bagan AC), Nirmal Chetri (East Bengal Club), Kingshuk Debnath (Mohun Bagan AC), Raju Eknath Gaikwad (East Bengal Club), Arnab Mondal (Prayag United SC), Syed Rahim Nabi (Mohun Bagan AC), Sameer Subash Naik (Dempo SC), Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh (Churchill Brothers SC), Gurjinder Singh (Pune FC)

Midfielders
Francis Fernandes (Salgaocar SC), Lester Mark Fernandez (Pune FC), Adil Khan (Sporting Clube de Goa), Rocus Lamare (Salgaocar SC), Manish Mathani (Mohun Bagan AC), Clifford Miranda (Dempo SC), Anthony Pereira (Dempo SC), Jewel Raja Sheikh (Mohun Bagan AC), Lalrindika Ralte (Churchill Brothers SC), Lenny Rodrigues (Churchill Brothers SC), Baldeep Singh (Pune FC), Reisangmi Vashum (East Bengal Club)

Forwards
Joaquim Abranches (Dempo SC), Sunil Chhetri (Mohun Bagan AC), C.S. Sabeeth (Pailan Arrows), Manandeep Singh (Air India), Sushil Kumar Singh (Shillong Lajong FC)