England vs India 5th Test Day 2: Ball-by-ball commentary at Oval, London
17:41 IST:England were scoring off nearly every delivery, with the run rate soaring well above a run a ball. The relentless pace left India visibly rattled. Amid the charge, Duckett's aggression kept the scoreboard ticking, but as they say, you live by the sword and die by it. His bold approach brought him 43 quick runs before it led to his downfall while trying to maintain the tempo. Still, England surged past 100 without losing another wicket, and doing so in just the 15th over was a psychological blow to the Indian bowlers, who struggled to stem the flow and looked increasingly under pressure.
17:43 IST:Looking back, India might well be questioning their lengths, perhaps a shade too full, or just wide enough to let the momentum slip. With the first line of attack rattled and proving ineffective, Gill turned to Prasidh from one end, hoping to inject some control into what was quickly turning into a runaway train. But the English openers had clarity in their method. Anything loose was dispatched without hesitation. It was that kind of a session for tourists, where even the edges flew over the slip cordon, just multiplying to Gill and India's frustration.
17:38 IST:As England began their innings with the bat, the Indian bowlers found some early movement and created a couple of fleeting chances. But the openers were quick to assert themselves, batting with intent and refusing to let the ball dictate terms. There were a few plays and misses, sure, but nothing that stuck. By dancing down the pitch and taking the attack to the bowlers, Duckett and Crawley not only neutralized the swing but also forced a flurry of boundaries that knocked the Indian bowlers off their radars.
17:36 IST:By the looks of it, the pitch definitely quickened up. And as Varun Aaron had flagged some indentations on the pitch earlier, they came into play just as he predicted. Unlike Day 1, where England struggled with their lines and lengths, they found a much better rhythm today, hitting the right areas and getting results. Karun Nair fell to Josh Tongue, and once Sundar was dismissed by Atkinson, it was only a matter of time before England bowled India out for 224, adding just 20 runs to their overnight score.
17:35 IST:SESSION SUMMARY - 21.4 Overs, 129 Runs, and 5 Wickets. This morning session has belonged entirely to England. They didn't just clean up the Indian innings in a flash, they came out swinging with the bat and rewrote the rhythm of the game. Of the 129 runs scored in the session, a staggering 109 came from England's blade in just 16 overs, turning the pressure dial firmly onto India.
17:30 IST:15.6: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Delivers it on a hard length, around off, Ollie Pope stands tall and punches it to backward point. That will be LUNCH on Day 2!
17:30 IST:15.5: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Close! This jags back and there is a bit of extra bounce, on off, Ollie Pope hops to deal with it and the ball kicks up to hit him around the right elbow and it dribbles past the off pole.
17:29 IST:15.4: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Lands it on a length, on the off stump, OP plants his front foot across and knocks it to mid on.
17:28 IST:15.3: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Woah! This zips away off the seam, on a good length, on the off stump. Pope shows the full face of the bat for the block, but is opened up completely in defence as the ball leaves him.
17:28 IST:15.2: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, On a short of a length, around off, Ollie Pope has a bit of a jab at the ball but the outside edge goes down towards gully.
17:27 IST:15.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Glorious! Too full from Prasidh, on off, Pope does not miss out as he lets his hands flow into the drive and plays it firmly through covers for a boundary.
17:26 IST:14.6: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, In the channel on off, on a length, Zak Crawley defends away from his body and is beaten on the outside edge.
17:26 IST:14.5: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, FIFTY FOR CRAWLEY! Back-to-back fifties for Zak! His 19th in Test cricket! Missed out on a ton in Manchester and he will be keen to go on and make this into a big score. On a back of a length, on off, Crawley hangs back and opens the bat face to glide it between the slip cordon and gully for a boundary.
17:25 IST:14.4: Akash Deep to Ollie Pope, On a good length, on off, Ollie Pope drives it on the up past cover. The fielder gives it a chase and hauls it in. Three runs taken. 100 is up for England!
17:24 IST:14.3: Akash Deep to Ollie Pope, Chance? No, the replays show that it has come off the thigh pad. Sliding down leg, on a short of a length, Pope misses out on the tickle and the ball goes off the thigh pad. Dhruv Jurel dives to his left and sticks out his left hand but the ball does not stick in the webbing and drops down on the ground.
17:23 IST:14.2: Akash Deep to Ollie Pope, On a back of a length, outside off, Pope leaves the ball alone.
17:23 IST:14.1: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, Full and on the off stump, Zak eases the drive to the right of mid off for a single.
17:22 IST:13.6: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Shaping away wide on off, on a length, Ollie Pope throws his hands at the ball but does not connect.
17:21 IST:13.5: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Beauty! The length is pulled back at 141 kph, on a good length, moving away off the deck, Pope is squared up in defence and is beaten on the outside edge.
17:20 IST:13.4: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Fine shot! Full by Prasidh, around off, Pope leans into the shot and drives it with a high elbow, past cover for a boundary.
17:20 IST:13.3: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, On a length, nipping back in, around the off stump, Pope leaves the ball alone.
17:19 IST:13.2: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, Not a great ball by Prasidh, this is short and wide on off, Ollie Pope goes after it but misses. This seams away and keeps rising past the batter.
17:18 IST:13.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ollie Pope, In the channel on off, on a good length, Ollie Pope lets it be.
17:17 IST:12.6: Akash Deep to Ollie Pope, On the pads, on a short of a length, Ollie tucks it through square leg for a single to get off the mark.
17:16 IST:English skipper, Ollie Pope, is in at 3.
17:16 IST:12.5: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! One too many scoops for Ben Duckett! As they say, you live by the sword and die by it. Not sure we have seen this kind of send-off before, or if you can even call it a send-off. Deep has a smile on his face and exchanges a few words with his arm around the right shoulder of Duckett. Angled away from the left-hander, on a good length, Ben switches his hands on the bat for the reverse scoop. Ends up getting a feather on it and the keeper, Dhruv Jurel, does the rest as he gathers the ball cleanly to his left. Ben falls for 43 (38). England are 92/1, trailing by 132 runs.
17:14 IST:12.4: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Duckett shows his cards early as he walks across his stumps for the scoop. Deep follows him with a length ball. Ben fails to lay any bat on the scoop and is beaten on the inside edge. Gets rapped on the thigh pad.
17:13 IST:12.3: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Well bowled! Deep switches to over the wicket and pushes it across the left-hander, on a length, Duckett has a feel for the delivery and is beaten on the outside edge.
17:13 IST:12.2: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Drags the length back and the width is there for Ben to cash in. Duckett steps out to thrash it away. Ends up chopping it down on the off side.
17:12 IST:12.1: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Serves it on a good length, in the channel on off, Ben looks to drive away from his body and the ball drags off the inner half to square leg.
17:11 IST:11.6: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, Lands it on a good length, around off, Zak shapes up for the expansive drive and miscues it off the inner half to the right of the bowler.
17:10 IST:11.5: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, On the pads, on a length, Ben works it to deep square leg for a run.
17:10 IST:11.5: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Powered away! Krishna goes into the surface, over middle, Duckett plays the short-arm pull and hits it well in front of square to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. NO BALL called as Prasidh has overstepped.
17:09 IST:11.4: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, At the stumps, on a length, Ben taps it to mid on.
17:08 IST:11.3: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, Almost dragged it back onto the stumps! Not that wide for the cut, on a hard length, Zak goes hard on the cut but there is a bit of extra bounce. Gets an inside edge that dribbles past the stumps for a single.
17:07 IST:11.2: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, Full and drifting onto the pads, flicked through square leg for a single.
17:07 IST:11.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, Angled in, on a nagging length, on middle, Ben Duckett hops to tuck it away but is beaten on the inside edge and gets rapped on the front pad.
17:05 IST:10.6: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Make that 72 runs in boundaries! On a good length, outside off, Zak plants his front foot forward and extends his hands into the drive. Goes over cover and picks up another boundary.
17:05 IST:10.5: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, FOUR! The boundaries keep flowing for England! Deep gets the radar wrong. Width offered on off, on a back of a length, Zak stands tall and with a horizontal bat, hits it up and over cover for a boundary.
17:04 IST:10.4: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, Beaten! In the channel on off, on a length, nipping away, Zak defends inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge.
17:03 IST:10.3: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, At the stumps, on a nagging length, Ben skips down the track and stays leg side. Pushes it wide of cover for one.
17:02 IST:10.2: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, On a good length, outside off, Ben drives away from his body but with control to cover.
17:02 IST:10.1: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Have some of that, says Ben Duckett! On a length, around off, Duckett dances down the track and with a full flourish, smashes it wide of mid off for a boundary.
17:01 IST:9.6: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, This nips back in off the deck, on a short of a good length, Zak waits back to deal with it. Gets cut in half due to the movement and wears it on the back thigh.
17:00 IST:9.5: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, On top of the off stump, on a nagging length, Zak Crawley is solidly behind it.
16:59 IST:9.4: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, From around the wicket, on a shortish length, on middle, Ben is tucked up for room but manages to shovel it to deep square leg for one.
16:59 IST:9.3: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, Prasidh bashes the hard length, on off, Zak cuts it to deep backward point for a single.
16:58 IST:9.2: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Streaky! This is on a back of a length, outside off, Zak flays at the delivery and gets an outside edge that sails over the slip cordon for a boundary.
16:57 IST:9.1: Prasidh Krishna to Ben Duckett, Prasidh hits the bat hard and gets a bit of extra bounce, on middle, Duckett fends it down beside the strip on the off side for a single.
16:56 IST:8.6: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, Angled into the pads, Crawley misses on the flick and is rapped on the front pad.
16:55 IST:8.5: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Hit with real authority! Deep tries to go into the wicket but fails to get it high enough to trouble the batter. This sits up to be hit at waist height, on middle, Crawley stays back and hammers the pull past square leg for a boundary.
16:54 IST:8.4: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, In the channel on off, on a good length, left alone by ZC.
16:54 IST:8.3: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, Full and on the off stump, Crawley looks to drive it down the ground but gets an outside edge that goes along the ground to gully.
16:53 IST:8.2: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, On middle, on a length, Duckett works it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
16:52 IST:8.1: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, A mix-up but no harm done from an English perspective! Deep angles it into the left-hander, on a back of a length, around off, Duckett is opened up in defence as the ball straightens to beat the bat. The ball hits him on the waist and rolls towards backward point. Zak Crawley wants to sneak in a single, but Duckett is not aware of where the ball is and is caught up in the appeal for LBW from the Indians. Both batters set off before aborting the single, even as the fielder is quite late to get to the ball.
16:53 IST:Change of ends for Akash Deep (3-0-19-0). He comes back into the attack from the Pavilion End.
16:51 IST:7.6: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, Prasidh Krishna goes into the surface, around the off stump, Zak swivels for the pull and gets an under edge that clips the sweater and dribbles behind to the keeper.
16:51 IST:7.5: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Put away with disdain! Prasidh errs in line, on a short of a length, wide on off. Zak Crawley frees his arms and thrashes it through covers for a boundary.
16:49 IST:7.4: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, Honing in on the off stump, on a length, Zak covers the line and blocks.
16:49 IST:7.3: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, This keeps a bit low, on a short of a length, wide on off, Zak reaches out but misses as the ball goes under the blade.
16:49 IST:7.2: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! Pitched up, a bit of away shape in the air, Crawley sets himself up for the drive. Gets an inside edge and the ball brushes the back pad before sneaking past the leg pole. It races down to the deep fine leg fence.
16:48 IST:7.1: Prasidh Krishna to Zak Crawley, On a back of a length, on off, Zak hangs back to defend.
16:47 IST:6.6: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett, SIX! Simply superb from Ben Duckett! A full ball from Siraj, pushed across the left-hander, Duckett makes the move across his stumps just as Siraj is about to release the ball. Ben watches the ball onto the bat and executes the scoop towards deep fine leg. The third umpire is called in and the ball hits the boundary cushions on the full. The 50 is up for England in 7 overs.
16:49 IST:Is that a six? Looks like it has travelled and has landed on the boundary cushions on the full. Yes. The replay shows that the first impact is right on the cushions. Six it is!
16:45 IST:6.5: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett, Angled away from the left-hander, on a good length, Duckett stays back and stabs it down the deck.
16:44 IST:6.4: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, On a hard length, on top of off, Zak rides the bounce and taps it through point for a single.
16:44 IST:6.3: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, On the fuller side, on middle, Zak works it off the inner half to mid-wicket.
16:43 IST:6.2: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Attacking the front pad, on a good length, Crawley jabs it to mid-wicket.
16:42 IST:6.1: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Lovely stroke! A bit too full from Siraj, on off, Zak presses forward and times the drive to the left of mid on for a boundary.
16:41 IST:5.6: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Big swing and a miss! Hurls it on a length, outside off, Ben Duckett advances down the track and swings for the hills but fails to connect.
16:41 IST:5.5: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, FOUR MORE! Too straight from Akash, on the pads, on a length, Duckett makes use of the angle and flicks it to the right of the man at long leg.
16:40 IST:5.4: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett is winning the battle for now against Akash Deep! Deep lands it on a back of a length and it is a bit wide as well on off, Ben puts the dancing shoes on and thumps it aerially but through the vacant point region for a four.
16:39 IST:5.3: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Pitched up, on middle, Duckett plays the uppish drive and chips it on the bounce to Siraj at mid on.
16:38 IST:5.2: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett with the charge! At 137 kph, width offered by Akash, on a short of a length, Duckett skips down the track and slaps it through cover-point for a boundary.
16:37 IST:5.1: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Deep goes wide on the crease and serves it on a good length at 138 kph, around the off stump, Ben Duckett brings his bat out in front for the block but the ball straightens to go past the bat.
16:36 IST:4.6: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Jagging back in, on a short of a length, Zak Crawley hangs back to deal with it. Gets beaten on the inside edge due to the movement and is rapped on the thigh pad.
16:36 IST:4.5: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Crunched! Fuller in length, just outside the off stump. No foot movement from Zak and he lets his hands do the talking. Forces the drive to the right of the man at mid off for a boundary.
16:35 IST:4.4: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Nipping back in, on a good length, on the off stump, Zak Crawley drops his bat down on the ball. The ball drops onto the left boot off the toe end of the bat.
16:34 IST:4.3: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Bowled from a bit wide on the crease, on a nagging length, on off, Zak Crawley gets right behind it.
16:33 IST:4.2: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Pulls the length back, on middle, Crawley waits back and drops it down beside the strip on the leg side.
16:33 IST:4.1: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Beaten! Angled in from over the wicket, on a good length, around the off stump, Zak is drawn on the front foot in defence. The ball nips away to go past the outside edge.
16:32 IST:3.6: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, SIX! Audacious! Not too full and outside off, Ben Duckett reads the length early, switches his stance and reverse scoops it over the slip cordon for a six. High risk, high reward kind of a shot.
16:32 IST:3.5: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, IN THE AIR, AND FALLS SHORT! Hard length, nipping into the batter with some bounce on it. Ben Duckett is squared up and is undone by the excessive bounce. The ball flies off the shoulder of the bat and lobs in front of the two gullies. Luckily for Duckett, the ball lands short and is collected by Sundar on the bounce.
16:30 IST:3.4: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Swing and a miss! A bit too full and outside off, Ben Duckett charges forward to give it a whack down the ground, but misses to lay the bat on it.
16:29 IST:3.3: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Full and on off, Ben blocks it straight back to the bowler.
16:29 IST:3.2: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, A big appeal for LBW, but Kumar Dharmasena denies! Akash Deep looks confident and walks up to Gill, convincing him to opt for the review! Uses the wider angle, does Akash and lands it fuller on middle and angles it in further. Ben Duckett shapes across to flick but misses as the ball straightens to ping Ben on the front pad. A flat line on the UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the ball to be missing the middle stump. India lose their review.
16:28 IST:Halt! Ben Duckett has copped a blow on the box. Zak Crawley sees the funny side of it, but Duckett certainly doesn't share the humour. Ben sips on some fluids and takes a breather before resuming.
16:25 IST:3.1: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, A yard behind fuller length, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett misses to flick and is struck around the box. He looks in some pain. Drops his bat on the pitch and walks a bit to ease up.
16:24 IST:2.6: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Nips in a touch, on off, on a length, Zak weighs on the front foot and stabs it back to the bowler.
16:23 IST:2.5: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, The stumps are attacked again, on a length, Zak is solid in defence.
16:23 IST:2.4: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Two in two for Crawley! Angling on the leg stump, on a length, Zak Crawley plays the flick shot and gets it in the gap at deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
16:22 IST:2.3: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Timed to perfection! On the back of a length, just outside off, nipping away. Zak Crawley stands tall in the crease and punches it wide of the man at cover for a boundary.
16:21 IST:2.2: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, On middle and leg, on a length, Zak pushes at the delivery and hits off the inside half of the bat to the square leg region.
16:20 IST:2.1: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett, Angles across off on a length, Ben Duckett smashes it to the right of cover. Akash Deep sprints and dives to intercept the ball to his right and keeps the batters down to a single.
16:19 IST:1.6: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, Length, on the stumps, Zak tries to access the off side, but gets off the inside edge to mid on.
16:18 IST:1.5: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, Short of a length, angling down leg, Zak misses to nudge to the leg side and it is gathered behind by Jurel.
16:18 IST:1.4: Akash Deep to Zak Crawley, An appeal for LBW, but not given. Height might be the issue here! Not that short and not too full either, with some bounce and nip away from the batter, on off. Zak Crawley shapes to flick it to the leg side, but is undone by the bounce and is struck on the back pad.
16:17 IST:1.3: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Bowls from a wider angle, on a length and outside off, Duckett plays it late and dabs it through backward point for a single.
16:16 IST:1.2: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Fuller this time, outside off, Ben Duckett drives it straight to short cover.
16:15 IST:1.1: Akash Deep to Ben Duckett, Around the stumps, on a length, on off, at 136 kph. Duckett lets it arrive at him and stabs on the surface.
16:15 IST:Who will operate from the opposite end? It will be Akash Deep.
16:14 IST:0.6: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Smashed! Short of a good length, outside off, Zak Crawley pounces on the width and height, and crunches it through cover and point for a cracking boundary.
16:13 IST:0.5: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Good length, shaping away, Zak leaves it watchfully.
16:13 IST:0.4: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett, First runs off the bat for England! Good bit of fielding by Jadeja as he saves a run for his side! Hard length, outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it in front of square on the off side. Ravindra Jadeja from backward point chases the ball to the deep and flicks it before the ropes with a slide to keep the batters to three. The third umpire is convinced that Jadeja has done a clean job in the deep.
16:12 IST:0.3: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, outside off, patted off the back foot to the cover region.
16:11 IST:0.2: Mohammed Siraj to Ben Duckett, Full and outside off, Ben is caught in two minds, whether to play at it or leave it. Eventually decides to shoulder arms, but is a bit late and the ball takes the bottom end of the bat and rolls to the off side.
16:10 IST:0.1: Mohammed Siraj to Zak Crawley, Siraj starts with a length-delivery, angling onto the pads, Zak misses to flick it away, and the ball goes off the thigh pad to the fine leg region. They cross for a leg bye.
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Indian Hockey team announces 24-man squad for Australia tour 2025
India, on Monday, included young defender Poovanna CB in the 24-member men's hockey team to be led by ace drag flicker Harmanpreet Singh for the four-match Tour of Australia, starting August 15 in Perth. The assignment will serve as an exposure tour for the team ahead of the all-important Asia Cup at home in Rajgir from August 29, which is also a World Cup Qualifier. "We are heading to Perth Australia to sharpen up ahead of the Asia Cup in Bihar. The focus will be on improving our physical conditioning and technical execution through quality training and warm up matches," chief coach Craig Fulton said. Fulton also spoke about testing youngsters in the squad and giving them the exposure ahead of important outings. "We have brought in some younger players to give them valuable exposure and test combinations under pressure. This camp is a key part of our preparation and a chance to build individual and team momentum before competing at home. The team will feature Krishan Pathak and Suraj Karkera as goalkeepers while Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Amit Rohidas, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Jugraj Singh while Karnataka's Poovanna will take care of the defence. Talented young midfielder Rajinder Singh, who is often likened to stalwart former India captain Sardar Singh, has been named in the squad as a midfielder along with Raj Kumar Pal, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Vishnu Kant Singh. While Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Selvam Karthi and Aditya Lalage are the forwards. The Indian team will leave for Australia on Friday from Bengaluru where they are currently training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus. Squad Goalkeepers: Krishan B Pathak, Suraj Karker. Defenders: Sumit, Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (C), Sanjay, Amit Rohidas,Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Jugraj Singh,Poovanna C. Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Raj Kumar Pal Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Vishnu Kant Sing. Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Shilanand Lakra Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh,Selvam Karthi Aditya Lalage.
