India men's national basketball team

The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.[3]The team made significant improvements as the sports of basketball is becoming more popular.[4]

India
FIBA ranking82 Decrease 1 (1 March 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationBasketball Federation of India
CoachScott Flemming
Nickname(s)Indian Cagers[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances1
MedalsNone
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances26
MedalsNone
SABA Championship
Appearances6
Medals Gold : (2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021)
South Asian Games
Appearances5
Medals Gold : (1987, 1991, 1995, 2019)
Silver: (2010)

A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia,[5] India has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Throughout its history, Team India qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 26 times and is placed in the top five in appearances in this tournament. Further, India's basketball team won four gold medals and one silver medal at the South Asian Games and became the most successful team in the South Asian region. India have also won the SABA Championship six times.[6] Team India celebrated its victory at the 2014 Lusofonia Games after they finished the tournament with a 4–0 record as they beat 11–time African Champions Angola in the final.[7]

Its most famous moment came at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup with the win against home favorites and most successful Asian team China by seven points.[3][8] This win has been labelled as the biggest basketball win in the nation's history.[9]

History

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India appeared at the international stage for the first time ever at the Asian Games in the 1951 edition and the Asian Championships at the 1965 Asian Basketball Championship where it started out as moderately competitive. India became a regular at the event and had their most successful tournament in 1975 when the team even reached the final four.[10][11]

Plagued by a lack of popularity and support for basketball at home, at times, India faded into oblivion and only had a handful of successful performances.[12] Its most noteworthy tournament appearance was at the 1980 Summer Olympics when the team got its chance to represent Asia due to the cancellations of some teams who took part in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.[13] A few of the world's top basketball powers at that time (such as the United States and Canada) withdrew from the tournament. India finished 12th out of 12 in the Olympics after getting knocked out in the preliminary round by losing all three of their matches and then losing all five of their matches in the Classification round.[14]

While the results did not go India's way one game in particular caught the attention of basketball fans worldwide. India played against the Australian Team, one of the world's top basketball teams. India, which was made up solely of voluntary basketball players competed against the elite team of Australia for almost the whole game until it finally ceded to the Boomers 75–93 after leading at halftime 41–37.[15]

Many Indian players also made headlines while in the Soviet Union as well. Ajmer Singh gained worldwide attention as he was amongst the top 10 shooters there and became the 10th best pivot player in the tournament there.[16] The late 90s saw the emergence of Sozhasingarayer Robinson, the first Indian basketball player who gained considerable international attention. Robinson led India to a surprising victory over South Korea, one of Asia's top teams.[17] In 2005, however, Robinson complained that the structure and support for basketball in India was still mediocre and government officials did not do enough to support the sport. As a protest, he retired from the national team.[18]

At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship India was coached by former Sacramento Kings head coach Kenny Natt.[19] In 2012, former NBA D-League and U.S. college coach, Scott Flemming, took over the team. Under his supervision, the team won the South Asia Championship in 2014. India had two wins and finished 3 places higher (11th) in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship than in 2011.[20] In 2014, the Young Cagers (as team India is often nicknamed) won the Lusofonia games with wins over Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Angola in the gold medal game. This was Team India's first title ever in a non-Asian competition. In the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup India pulled off the biggest win in their 80-year history by defeating China on their home court 65–58. The establishment of a professional league was a major step in continuing this recent success the Indian team had experienced.[21][22] India continued their dominance in South Asia by winning further South Asian Championships in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2021.[23][24][25]

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Competitive record

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics
YearHost cityPosition
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union12th

FIBA Asia Cup

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YearRankMWLPFPAPD
1960did not enter
1963
19657th place743491542-51
19676th place954709797-88
19695th place844748720+28
19716th place835563632-69
19736th place1037744902-158
19754th place853754728+26
19777th place972957776+181
19795th place734539604-65
19815th place734521511+10
19836th place523298310-12
198510th place633585459+126
19876th place725518608-90
19896th place624472520-48
199113th place725575596-21
1993did not enter
199513th place844537558-21
199711th place633433409+24
1999did not enter
20018th place615406508-102
20038th place725551678-127
200512th place734545578-33
200715th place725468627-159
200913th place523371415-44
201114th place514283310-27
201311th place826532641-109
20158th place936669789-120
201714th place303186249-63
202216th place303169305-136
2025to be determined
Total26/301787110713,62414,772-1,148

Asian Games

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Asian Games
YearHost cityPosition
1951 New Delhi, India4th
1970 Bangkok, Thailand6th
1982 New Delhi, India8th
2006 Doha, Qatar17th
2010 Guangzhou, China11th
2014 Incheon, South Korea9th

Asia Challenge

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FIBA Asia Challenge
YearHost cityPosition
2004 Taipei, Taiwan6th
2008 Kuwait City, Kuwait5th
2012 Tokyo, Japan9th
2014 Wuhan, China7th
2016 Tehran, Iran7th

SABA Championship

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SABA Championship
YearHost cityPosition
2002 Assam, India1st
2014 Kathmandu, Nepal1st
2015 Bengaluru, India1st
2016 Bengaluru, India1st
2017 Male, Maldives1st
2021 Dhaka, Bangladesh1st

Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games
YearHost cityPosition
2006 Melbourne, Australia8th
2018 Gold Coast, Australia8th

South Asian Games

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South Asian Games
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Kolkata, India1st
1991 Colombo, Sri Lanka1st
1995 Chennai, India1st
2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh2nd
2019 Kathmandu, Nepal1st

Lusofonia Games

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Lusofonia Games
YearHost cityPosition
2014 Goa, India1st

Other tournaments

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William Jones Cup

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William Jones Cup
YearHost cityPosition
2016 New Taipei, Taiwan9th
2017 Taipei, Taiwan10th

Honours

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Intercontinental

Continental

Head coach history

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Results and fixtures

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  Win   Loss   Fixture

2024

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v  India
23 February Kazakhstan  63–50  IndiaAstana
20:00Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 18–10, 13–7, 19–17
BoxscoreArena: Saryarka Velodrome
v  Iran
26 February India  53–86  IranNew Delhi
18:00Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 12–19, 12–25, 9–19
BoxscoreArena: KD Jadhav Indoor Hall

2025

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Team

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2024 roster

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Roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers in February 2024.[32]

India men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG1Sahaij Sekhon22 – (2001-09-01)1 September 20011.94 m (6 ft 4 in)Chandigarh
F3Amarendra Nayak20 – (2003-03-21)21 March 20032.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Chandigarh
PG7Muin Bek Hafeez27 – (1996-03-16)16 March 19961.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Indian Bank
SG8Kanwar Gurbaz Singh Sandhu24 – (1999-10-30)30 October 19991.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Punjab
G9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (C)32 – (1991-09-13)13 September 19911.92 m (6 ft 4 in)ONGC
C10Amritpal Singh33 – (1991-01-05)5 January 19912.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Punjab Police
C12Princepal Singh23 – (2001-01-03)3 January 20012.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Punjab
C15Palpreet Singh Brar30 – (1994-01-03)3 January 19942.10 m (6 ft 11 in)Indian Railways
SF19Pranav Prince20 – (2003-06-19)19 June 20032.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Kerala
PG24Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi24 – (1999-12-07)7 December 19991.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Tamil Nadu
SG34Vaisakh Karimbingal Manoj21 – (2002-07-19)19 July 20021.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Kerala
PG77Arvind Kumar Muthu Krishnan23 – (2000-03-16)16 March 20001.87 m (6 ft 2 in)Tamil Nadu
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Santosh Pondicherry Somasundaram
  • Pradeep Tomar
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 February 2024

Past rosters

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1980 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 12 teams[33]

1997 Asian Championship: finished 11th among 15 teams

Pankaj Malik, B.S. Gowtham, Gagnesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, N. Appla Raju, Parmindar Singh, Nishant Kumar, Virendar Joshi, Jaldeep Dhaliwal, D. Swaminathan, Srikant Reddy (Coach: Major N.K. Singh)

1999 Asian Championship: not qualified

2001 Asian Championship: finished 8th among 14 teams

Vinay Kumaryadan, J.Murli, B.J. Jadeja, Mohit Bhandari, S.Sridhar, Parmindar Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Austin Almeida, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Suresh Ranot, M.S. Sabeer Ahamed, Des Raj (Coach: Keshav Kumar Chansoria)

2003 Asian Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Gagnesh Kumar, Mihir Pandey, S. Gopinath, S.Sridhar, Parmindar Singh, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Riyaz Uddin, Snehpal Singh, Des Raj

2005 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Shiv Kumar, Mihir Pandey, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Yadwinder Singh, Rajanna Sanjay Raj, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Riyaz Uddin, Talwinderjit Singh, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Jay Prakash Singh)

2007 Asian Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Shiv Kumar, Ravikumar Krishnasamy, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Roshan Thankachan Padavetiyil, Rajanna Sanjay Raj, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Dilawar Singh, Riyaz Uddin, Lokesh Yodav, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Aleksandar Bucan)

2009 Asian Championship: finished 13th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Talwinderjit Singh, Hareesh Koroth, Harpalsinh Vaghela, Sunil Kumar Rathee, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Prakash Mishra, Vineeth Revi Mathew, Abhilek Paul, Jayram Jat, Dinesh Comibatore, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Aleksandar Bucan)

2011 Asian Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

2011 Asian Championship roster
2011 India National Basketball Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C4Amjyot Singh20 – (1992-01-27)27 January 19926 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Punjab Police (Amateur)
C5Satnam Singh Bhamara16 – (1995-10-12)12 October 19957 ft 1 in (2.16 m)IMG Academy
G6Hareesh Koroth27 – (1984-11-12)12 November 19846 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Tamil Nadu (Amateur)
G7Prakash Mishra29 – (1982-08-05)5 August 19826 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Indian Railways (Amateur)
C8Dishant Vipul Shah20 – (1992-01-03)3 January 19926 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Gujarat (Amateur)
G9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi20 – (1991-09-13)13 September 19916 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Indian Railways (Amateur)
F10Amitpal Singh28 – (1984-01-28)28 January 19846 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Punjab Police (Amateur)
F11Narender Kumar Garewal29 – (1983-04-20)20 April 19836 ft 8 in (2.03 m)Services (Amateur)
F12Trideep Rai29 – (1983-07-04)4 July 19836 ft 3 in (1.91 m)Uttarakhand (Amateur)
SG13Talwinderjit Singh25 – (1986-10-26)26 October 19866 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Punjab Police (Amateur)
C14Yadwinder Singh25 – (1986-12-30)30 December 19866 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Indian Railways (Amateur)
C15Jagdeep Singh19 – (1993-01-10)10 January 19936 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Punjab Police (Amateur)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Captain
  • Club denotes current pro club

2013 Asian Championship: finished 11th among 15 teams

2013 FIBA Asia Championship roster
India National Basketball Team: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG4Sambhaji Kadam33 – (1980-03-15)March 15, 19805 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Services (amateur)
G5Narender Kumar Grewal25 – (1988-06-25)June 25, 19886 ft 1 in (1.85 m)Services (amateur)
F6Pratham Singh22 – (1991-01-10)January 10, 19916 ft 0 in (1.83 m)Tamil Nadu
F7Vinay Kaushik21 – (1991-08-30)August 30, 19916 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F8Arjun Singh21 – (1992-06-08)June 8, 19926 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N.W. Railway
F9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi21 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 19916 ft 4 in (1.93 m)ONGC
C10Amritpal Singh22 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 19916 ft 11 in (2.11 m)Punjab Police (amateur)
PG11Joginder Singh25 – (1988-05-27)May 27, 19885 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Services (amateur)
C12Satnam Singh Bhamara17 – (1995-12-10)December 10, 19957 ft 4 in (2.24 m)IMG Academy
F13Amjyot Singh21 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 19926 ft 9 in (2.06 m)Punjab Police (amateur)
F14Yadwinder Singh26 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 19866 ft 5 in (1.96 m)Indian Railways (amateur)
C15Rikin Shantilal Pethani22 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 19906 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Tamil Nadu
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

2014 Asian Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

2014 Asian Games roster
India men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G4Joginder Singh26 – (1988-05-27)May 27, 19881.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Indian Air Force
PF5Narender Kumar Grewal26 – (1988-06-25)June 25, 19881.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Indian Air Force
PG6Akilan Pari25 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 19891.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Income Tax
SG7Prakash Mishra32 – (1982-05-08)May 8, 19821.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Indian Railways
PF8Himal Chadha15 – (1999-08-04)August 4, 19991.89 m (6 ft 2 in)Indian Army
PF9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi23 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 19911.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
C10Amritpal Singh (C)23 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 19912.07 m (6 ft 9 in)Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
PF11Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar21 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 19921.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Indian Overseas Bank
C12Palpreet Singh Brar20 – (1994-01-03)January 3, 19942.04 m (6 ft 8 in)Punjab
F13Amjyot Singh22 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Indian Overseas Bank
PF14Yadwinder Singh27 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 19861.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
C15Rikin Shantilal Pethani23 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 19902.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Indian Overseas Bank
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 September 2014
2015 FIBA Asia Championship "finished 8th Among 16 qualified teams in Asia "
2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
India men's national basketball team - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F3Vinay Kaushik24 – (1991-08-30)August 30, 19911.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Income Tax
G4Rajesh Prakash Uppar24 – (1991-01-20)January 20, 19911.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Vijaya Bank
G7Siddhant Sanjay Shinde24 – (1991-06-15)June 15, 19911.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Customs
G9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi24 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 19911.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
C10Amritpal Singh24 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 19912.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Tokyo Excellence
F13Vikas Kumar26 – (1988-11-13)November 13, 19881.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Haryana Police
F14Yadwinder Singh28 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 19861.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
F15Arvind Arumugam24 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 19911.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Vijaya Bank
F22Amjyot Singh23 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Tokyo Excellence
G66Akilan Pari26 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 19891.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Income Tax
C69Akashdeep Hazra19 – (1996-07-01)July 1, 19962.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Indian Railways
F96Gurvinder Singh Gill 19 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 19962.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Punjab
Head coach

2016 FIBA Asia Challenge "finished 7th Among 12 qualified teams in Asia "

2017 FIBA Asia Cup[34]
2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
India men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF6Aravind Annadurai24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Indian overseas bank
G7tanmay shende18 – (1999-07-22)July 22, 19991.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Vijaya Bank Bangalore
G8Rajvir Singh (basketball)21 – (1995-10-25)October 25, 19951.88 m (6 ft 2 in)Punjab Police
G9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi25 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 19911.92 m (6 ft 4 in)Adelaide 36ers
C10Amritpal Singh (basketball)26 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 19912.10 m (6 ft 11 in)Sydney Kings
C15Rikin Pethani26 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 19902.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Income Tax Chennai
F22Amjyot Singh25 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Punjab Police
PG24Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi17 – (1999-12-07)December 7, 19991.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Indian overseas bank
G46Prasanna Sivakumar24 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 19921.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Indian overseas bank
C52Satnam Singh Bhamara21 – (1995-12-10)December 10, 19952.18 m (7 ft 2 in)Texas Legends
F77Muin Bek Hafeez21 – (1996-03-16)March 16, 19961.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Indian overseas bank
PG99Talwinderjit Singh30 – (1986-10-20)October 20, 19861.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach
  • Philip John Weber
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steven Philip John Klei
  • Sebastian Padipurakkal Joseph
  • Baskar Sappaniambalam
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
India men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF4Arshpreet Bhullar22 – (1996-10-02)October 2, 19961.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Pune Peshwas
PG23Shahab Jamal21 – (1995-09-25)September 25, 19951.85 m (6 ft 1 in)Pune Peshwas
PF6Aravind Annadurai24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Indian Overseas Bank
C10Amritpal Singh26 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 19912.08 m (6 ft 10 in)Sydney Kings
C13Jagdeep Singh31 – (1986-01-10)January 10, 19861.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Punjab Police Jalandhar
C15Rikin Pethani27 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 19902.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Chennai Slam
F25Arvind Arumugam27 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 19911.99 m (6 ft 6 in)Vijaya Bank
F/C40Gurvinder Gill22 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 19962.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Punjab Steelers
G/F46Prasanna Sivakumar25 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 19921.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C52Satnam Singh Bhamara23 – (1995-10-12)October 12, 19952.18 m (7 ft 2 in)Texas Legends
60Prudhvishwar Ambati22 – (1996-01-23)January 23, 1996
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sambhaji Kadam
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 November 2017

2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification
India national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG1Sahaij Sekhon19 – (2001-09-01)1 September 20011.94 m (6 ft 4 in)GGDSD College
PG4Joginder Singh32 – (1988-05-27)27 May 19881.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Services
F7Muin Bek Hafeez24 – (1996-03-16)16 March 19961.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Indian Bank Chennai BC
G9Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (C)29 – (1991-09-13)13 September 19911.92 m (6 ft 4 in)ONGC
SG10Rajeev Kumar19 – (2001-10-06)6 October 20011.90 m (6 ft 3 in)Indian Air Force
F11Manoj Manjunatha17 – (2003-04-30)30 April 20031.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
C15Jagdeep Singh35 – (1986-01-10)10 January 19861.98 m (6 ft 6 in)Punjab Police
PF18Aravind Annadurai27 – (1993-07-05)5 July 19932.00 m (6 ft 7 in)Karnataka
F22Amjyot Gill29 – (1992-01-27)27 January 19922.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Punjab Police
F23Amaan Sandhu18 – (2002-12-08)8 December 20022.03 m (6 ft 8 in)Punjab
C77Vivek Goti26 – (1994-07-05)5 July 19942.10 m (6 ft 11 in)Gujarat
PF78Prashant Singh Rawat20 – (2000-08-15)15 August 20002.02 m (6 ft 8 in)Uttarakhand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 21 February 2021

See also

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