Sunil Gavaskar, P T Usha, Geet Sethi, Dhanraj Pillay and Irfan Pathan have joined hands to spread the message of 'Sports for Development and Peace'.
Several senior players including Dhanraj Pillay and Baljit Singh Dhillon were not included in the 18-member squad.
Ace forward Dhanraj Pillay was not considered for selection as he is still nursing an injury.\n\n
A look at the star arrivals.
The IHF president said he made the "mistake" of including the likes of Dhanraj Pillay in the team for the Olympics.
Favourites Indian Oil retained the Beighton Cup hockey title, outplaying Punjab National Bank (PNB) 5-2 in the title clash in Kolkata on Sunday.
Australia's Jamie Dwyer and Argentina's Augustina Garcia were named young men's and women's players respectively in the list of awardees, announced by the FIH on Thursday.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
India's hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay left many surprised when he turned up for a game of cricket in Mumbai on Saturday.
Former India captain Viren Rasquinha is all set to make a comeback to competitive hockey with the inaugural edition of World Series Hockey to be held across the country from December 17 to January 22 next year.
The surprise decision comes despite the Indian team finishing a creditable second in the four-nation tournament in Dusseldorf\n\non Sunday.
'My target is not just to qualify for the Olympics but also do well at Athens and end up in a good position,' says Indian hockey Chief Coach Rajinder Singh.
The former India goalkeeper turned in a fine display in the tie-breaker as Airlines beat Central Railway in the quarter-finals of the DCM Shriram tournament.
The ace defender has been appointed skipper for the upcoming three-Test series against Holland in Hyderabad.
India's hockey coach said the team will try to sort out "certain weaknesses" during the Afro-Asian Games.
Pakistan take on Nigeria in another match in the Afro Asian Games hockey tournament.
Drag-flicker Len Aiyappa was also included in the 16-man squad for the Afro-Asian Games.
It will take India at least a decade compete with the world's best, says former hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay.
Dr Vece Paes briefed them on how to remain fit and fresh for the entire duration of the game.
India scored twice in each half for a 4-1 win in the Hamburg Masters hockey tournament.
Legendary Olympians urged the authorities concerned that Mumbai be allowed to continue in its present independent state with direct affiliation to Hockey India as a full member.
Six Olympians have written to the President seeking to draw his attention to the autocratic way in which the IHF was being run
Indian Airlines beat Bharat Petroleum while Indian Oil beat Air India in the Super League stage of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh hockey tournament.
Defender Dilip Tirkey will lead the team for the four-Test series, starting on September 24.
India beat Ireland 6-2 to win the third and last Test in Cologne, Germany.
Sports Minister Vikram Verma said there was no discussion on selection matters.
"I can't understand why I was not picked," the 30-year-old full-back said.\n\n
India captain Dhanraj Pillay said the camp in Himachal Pradesh helped the team get closer.
India, Australia, Australia 'A' and Pakistan will play two tournaments between May 28 and June 8, in Perth and Sydney.\n\n
Johnson Ekka's hat-trick gave Andhra Pradesh a 4-1 victory over Bengal in the National Games hockey tournament.
They beat Border Security Force in the final. Namdhari XI finished third.
The Indian captain said he will sign off his international hockey career only after winning an Olympic medal.
They beat Bangalore Hi-Fliers in their last match of the Premier Hockey League to finish with 13 points.
Two goals down, India won their Group B match 4-2 and stayed in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the men's hockey tournament.
India frittered a two-goal lead and went down 2-4 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
