Team India all set to participate in the 18th Asian Games Invitational Tournament 5x5 Basketball Test Event Road to Asian Games 2018
Team India at the Jakarta International Airport. Image credits: Basketball Federation of India
Bengaluru, 7th February 2018:  The Indian Men's team is all set to participate in the 18th Asian Games invitational Tournament 5x5 Basketball Test Event Road to Asian Games 2018 being held in Istora Sanayan Hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, South Jakarta. This tournament will be played in a league cum knockout format, the other participating teams are Indonesia, Thailand and Timor Leste.
This is a test event for the 18th Asian Games that will be held from 18th August to 2nd September in Indonesia. This tournament will help the Indian Men's team to gain some confidence before they face Jordan on 23rd November in India for the second window of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. India's first game is against Thailand on 8th February at 19:00 Hrs (17:30 Hrs IST).
The Roster:
Jersey No Family Name(s)
/Last Name
First Name(s)
/Given Name
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) Place of Birth (City & Country) Height (cm) Weight
(Kg)
Position Jersey No 66 PARI Akilan 20-07-1989 Chennai INDIA 180 75 PG 66 99 MARUTHAN Kasi Rajan 05-09-1993 Batlagundu INDIA 186 90 PG 99 4 BHULLAR Arshpreet Singh 02-10-1996 Jalandhar INDIA 190 93 SG 4 3 BHARDWAJ Ravi 31-10-1992 Chandigarh INDIA 207 100 F 3 69 Issac Thuruthel Thomas 01-05-1995 Thrissur INDIA 190 93 F 69 52 BHAMARA Satnam Singh 10-12-1995 Chawke INDIA 218 132 C 52 7 BUKANKERE KRISHNE GOWDA Anil Kumar 31-07-1989 Mandya INDIA 186 72 SG 7 14 Yadwinder Singh 30-12-1986 Rasulpur Khurd INDIA 198 95 F 14 6 ANNADURAI Aravind 05-07-1993 Tanjore INDIA 200 95 F 6 15 ARUMUGAM Arvind 28-01-1991 Mandya INDIA 197 95 F 15 44 Joginder Singh 27-05-1988 Bhiwani INDIA 175 78 PG 44 1 GILL Gurvinder Singh 21-01-1996 Moga INDIA 201 90 F 1