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Medeira names India probables for AFC Challenge Cup

Team India

Team India

India coach Savio Medeira has named a 30-member probables list for the upcoming AFC Challenge Cup 2012.

The Indian team will assemble in New Delhi on February 13, before the travel to Dubai for a preparation camp scheduled to start on January 15.

Savio Medeira has called-up a few new faces to the Indian squad, while star striker Sunil Chhetri returns to the team after his injury he picked up in the SAFF Championship 2011 final.

Goalkeeper Subrata Pal and striker Jeje Lapekhlua have been ruled out due to their injuries.

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INDIA PROBABLES

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

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

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

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