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Raju Gaikwad to lead India U23

India U23

India U23

Raju Gaikwad has been named captain of the Indian U23 national team for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics qualifiers.

India will play Qatar on June 19 at the Al Sadd Stadium, Doha and at the Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on June 23.

INDIA U-23 Squad

Goalkeepers
Laxmikant Kattimani (Dempo SC), Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Indian Arrows)

Defenders
Raju Eknath Gaekwad (Captain; Indian Arrows), Deepak Devrani (Indian Arrows), Abhishek Das (Indian Arrows), Arnab Mondal (Chirag United SC), Shahbas Shaleel (ONGC)

Midfielders
Jewel Raja Sheikh (Indian Arrows), Shilton Sydney D’Silva (Indian Arrows), Kh. Jibon Singh (Indian Arrows), Lalrindika Ralte (Indian Arrows), Gurjinder Kumar (Pune FC), Snehashis Chakroborty (Mohun Bagan AC), Anthony Barbosa (Salgaocar SC), Zakir Mundampara (Churchill Brothers SC)

Forwards
Jeje Lalpekhlua (Indian Arrows) (Indian Arrows), Manandeep Singh (Indian Arrows), C.S. Sabeeth (Viva Kerala)

Officials
Desmond Bulpin (Coach)