New Delhi: Star forward Dhanraj Pillay and struggling-to-be fit-penalty corner expert Jugraj Singh were today (May 24, 2004) named in the 26-member hockey probables list for the forthcoming Athens Olympics.

Announcing the list, Indian Hockey Federation president K P S Gill said the probables would attend a few training camps - in the USA, Holland and Germany - besides playing in a couple of four-nation tournaments in the build-up to the mega event at Athens.

Pillay's omission from the fitness camp at Barog, Himachal Pradesh and a four-nation meet in Japan had created a lot of furore, but curtains came down over the controversy when Gill said that the mercurial forward was being "preserved" for the Olympics.

Probables: Devesh Chauhan, Kamaldeep Singh, Adrian D'Souza (goalkeepers), Dilip Tirkey, Kanwalpreet Singh, Sandeep Singh, Jatinder Pal Singh, Jugraj Singh, William Xalxo, Harpal Singh (defenders), Viren Rasquinha, Vikram Pillay, Ignace Tirkey, Bimal Lakra, Vivek Gupta, Sunil Yadav (midfielders), Dhanraj Pillay, Baljit Singh Dhillon, Deepak Thakur, Prabhjot Singh, Gagan Ajit Singh, Arjun Halappa, Sandeep Michael, Adam Sinclair, Inderjeet Singh and Hari Prasad (forwards).

Chief Coach: Rajinder Singh, Coach: Harendra Singh, Goalkeeping Coach: MR Negi.