After enjoying a three-day break, the national hockey players will back to business as they will report today (Sunday)morning at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium ahead for the Asian Games 2022 qualifiers in Thailand and the Men’s Asia Cup in Indonesia.

The Jimmy and Co. will also resume their training on the same day afternoon in the stadium under the supervision of Malaysian coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy.

The players will continue their training till May 3 at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium before leaving Dhaka for Thailand on May 4.

Earlier, on April 19 last, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation trimmed the preliminary national hockey team’s squad 36 to 20 after one-week camp at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan (BKSP) in Savar.

The Asian Games 2022 qualifiers will be held in Thailand from May 6 to 15 and the Men’s Asia Cup in Indonesia from May 23 to June 1.

Rezaul Karim Babu was made captain for the Asian Games Qualifiers while Milon Hossain was made his deputy.

On the other hand, Khorshedur Rahman was made captain in the Asia Cup hockey while Fazle Hossain Rabbi wasn made his deputy.

Malaysian coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy has been appointed as the coach for the hockey team for the two international tournaments.

Final squad: Biplob Kujur, Abu Sayeed Nippon, Khorshedur Rahman, Farhd Ahmed Shitul, Ashraful Islam, Sohanur Rahman Sabuz, Mehedi Hasan, Rezaul Karim Babu, Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, Naim Uddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Prince Lal Samanta, Rasel Mahmud Jimmy, Milon Hossain, Rakibul Hasan, Arshad Hossain and Pushkor Khisha Mimo.