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Asian Games: India preparing Raghunath as 'keeper Sreejesh's back-up

<p>The Indian mens hockey team has always relied on VR Raghunath's 'dragflicking' skills to score many a goal but the think-tank is also preparing to use the Karnataka-born player as a backup option for current goalkeeper PR Sreejesh</p>

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New Delhi: The Indian mens hockey team has always relied on VR Raghunath's 'dragflicking' skills to score many a goal but the think-tank is also preparing to use the Karnataka-born player as a backup option for current goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. India today named an unchanged 16-member squad for the Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea from September 19 to October 4 with Sreejesh being the lone goalkeeper in the team to be led by Sardar Singh.

"Being the lone goalkeeper in the team is an advantage as well as a disadvantage. Advantage in the sense that you get to play in every game and the disadvantage is that if you get injured there is no replacement. So you need to very cautious," Sreejesh told reporters on the sidelines of a training session at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here.

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