Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) yesterday announced an 18-member squad for the Asian Games as coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurti has pinned hopes on the players who recently toured South Korea for five practice matches against the Asian giants.

The Malaysian started preparations for the Asian Games with a 40-member preliminary squad in June before trimming it to 28 members. Gobinathan's charges then toured India where they played six practice matches against India A and India's junior side. After a disappointing tour, the coach made some changes to the squad for the South Korea tour, where they lost four matches and drew one.

SQUAD: Ashim Gope, Abu Sayeed Nippon, Mamunur Rahman Chayan, Imran Hasan Pintoo, Khorshadur Rahman, Farhad Ahmed Shetul, Ashraful Islam, Kamaruzzaman Rana, Shohanur Rahman Sabuj, Sarwar Hossain, Roman Sarkar, Naim Uddin, Fazle Hossain Rabbi, Rasel Mahamud limmy, Pushkar Khisha Mimo, Milon Hossain, Mainul Islam Koushik, Arshad Hossain.