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Krishnamurthy to lead Mumbai

March 29, 2004 17:30 IST

Half-back S Krishnamurthy of Mumbai [ Images ] Port Trust will lead Mumbai in the 109th All India Beighton Cup Hockey Tournament, being played at Kolkata [ Images ].

Mumbai play its first match on April 4.

The team announced on Sunday by Bombay Hockey Association president Bakshi Dilbagh Singh is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Jahangir Shaikh (MPT), Sunny Lamba (RCF).

Backs: Rahul Bhatkar (Tata SC), Solomon Alaxander (RCF), S Krishnamurthy (captain, MPT).

Mid-fielders: Glen D'Souza, Vinod Pillay, Junaid Jada (all Tata SC), Digvijay Naik (MPT).

Forwards: Meghraj Murthy (RCF), Gurmeet Singh Rao (WR), Jayesh Jadhav (Air India [ Images ]), Ashan-ul-Haq (Navy), Leonard Pereira (MPT), Aldeen D'Souza (Union Bank) and Mahesh Bagade (RCF).

Standbys: Lincoln Taites (Tata SC), Amit Pandey (SAI), Mark Gonsalves (Khalsa) and Salauddin Siddique (MPT).

Coach: Peter Menezes. Manager: Sukhjinder Singh.