India national basketball team

India India
FIBA ranking 62 Positive decrease (March 2018)[1]
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Basketball Federation of India
Coach Zoran Višić
Nickname(s) Young Cagers[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances 1 (1980)
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances 25
Medals None
South Asian Games
Appearances 4
Medals

Gold: (1995, 1999, 2004)

Silver: (2010)
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The India men's national basketball team represents India in international men's basketball. It is controlled by Basketball Federation of India.[3]

A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia,[4] India has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. Throughout its history, Team India qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship 24 times and is placed in the top-5 in appearances in this tournament. Further, India's basketball team won three gold medals and one silver medal at the South Asian Games.[5] Team India celebrated its most recent title at the 2014 Lusofonia Games after they finished the tournament with a 4-0 record and beat Angola in the final.[6]

Its most famous moment came at the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup with the win against home favorites China men's national basketball team by 7 points.[3][7] This win has been labelled as the "biggest basketball win in the nation's history."[8]

History

1965-1975

India appeared at the international stage for the first time ever at the 1965 Asian Basketball Championship where it started out as moderately competitive. India became a regular at the event and had their most successful tournament in 1975 when the team even reached the final four.[9]

1980-2010

1980 Olympics

Plagued by a lack of popularity and support for basketball at home, at times, India faded into oblivion and only had a handful of successful performances. Its most noteworthy tournament appearance was at the 1980 Summer Olympics when the team got its chance to represent Asia due to the cancellations of some teams who took part in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. A few of the world's top basketball powers at that time (such as the United States and Canada) withdrew from the tournament. India finished 12th out of 12 in the Olympics after getting knocked out in the Preliminary Round by losing all three of their matches and then losing all five of their matches in the Classification round.

While the results did not go India's way one game in particular caught the attention of basketball fans worldwide. India played against the Australian Team, one of the world's top basketball teams. India, which was made up solely of voluntary basketball players competed against the elite team of Australia for almost the whole game until it finally ceded to the Boomers 75-93 after leading at halftime 41-37.[10]

Many Indian players also made headlines while in the Soviet Union as well. Ajmer Singh gained worldwide attention as he was amongst the top 10 shooters there and became the 10th best pivot player in the tournament there.

1990-2010

The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium hosted the SABA Championship in 2015 and 2016. India won the gold medal on both occasions. Further, Team India has frequently used the facility for training sessions.[11]

The late 90s saw the emergence of [Jaldeep Dhaliwal], the first Indian basketball player who gained considerable international attention. Jaldeep led India to a surprising victory over South Korea, one of Asia's top teams.[12]

In 2005, however, a player S.Robinson complained that the structure and support for basketball in India was still mediocre and government officials did not do enough to support the sport. As a protest, he retired from the national team.[13]

2010-present

At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship India was coached by former Sacramento Kings head coach Kenny Natt.[14] Further, for the first time ever, India had its own strength and conditioning coach. Even though the team lost most games, its performance against Lebanon, which had made it to the final four at the previous tournament, superseded expectations.

In 2012, former NBA D-League and U.S. college coach, Scott Flemming, took over the team. Under his supervision, the team won the South Asia Championship in 2014. India had two wins and finished 3 places higher (11th) in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship than in 2011.[15] In 2014, the Young Cagers (as team India is often nicknamed) won the Lusofonia games with wins over Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Angola in the gold medal game. This was Team India's first title ever against non-Asian competition. In the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup India pulled off the biggest win in their 80-year history by defeated China on their home court 65-58. The establishment of a professional league will be a major step in continuing this recent success the Indian team has experienced. In 2011, plans for the establishment thereof were officially agreed upon.[16]

Competitive record

Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
19657/201965 ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19676/201967 ABC ChampionshipSeoul, South Korea
19695/1969 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
19716/201971 ABC ChampionshipTokyo, Japan
19736/201973 ABC ChampionshipManila, Philippines
197541975 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
197771977 ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
197951979 ABC ChampionshipNagoya, Japan
198151981 ABC ChampionshipKolkata, India
198361983 ABC ChampionshipHong Kong
198511985 ABC ChampionshipKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
198761987 ABC ChampionshipBangkok, Thailand
198961989 ABC ChampionshipBeijing, China
199131991 ABC ChampionshipKobe, Japan
199511995 ABC ChampionshipSeoul, South Korea
199711997 ABC ChampionshipRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
200212001 ABC ChampionshipShanghai, China
200382003 ABC ChampionshipHarbin, China
2005122005 FIBA Asia ChampionshipDoha, Qatar
200752007 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTokushima, Japan
200932009 FIBA Asia ChampionshipTianjin, China
201142011 FIBA Asia ChampionshipWuhan, China
2013112013 FIBA Asia ChampionshipManila, Philippines
201582015 FIBA Asia ChampionshipChangsha, China
201712017 FIBA Asia CupBeirut, Lebanon

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

India men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 4 Arshpreet Bhullar 22 – (1996-10-02)October 2, 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pune Peshwas India
PF 6 Aravind Annadurai 24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Indian Overseas Bank India
C 10 Amritpal Singh 22 – (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Sydney Kings Australia
C 05 tanmay shende 19 – (1999-07-22)July 22, 1999 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Bengaluru Beast India
C 13 Jagdeep Singh 31 – (1986-01-10)January 10, 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Punjab Police Jalandhar India
C 15 Rikin Pethani 27 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Chennai Slam India
F 25 Arvind Arumugam 27 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Vijaya Bank India
F/C 40 Gurvinder Gill 22 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Punjab Steelers India
G/F 46 Prasanna Sivakumar 25 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 52 Satnam Singh 23 – (1995-10-12)October 12, 1995 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Texas Legends United States
60 Prudhvishwar Ambati 21 – (1996-01-23)January 23, 1996
PG 66 Akilan Pari 28 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Punjab Steelers India
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • India Sambhaji Kadam
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 23 November 2017

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Amritpal Singh tanmay rajkumar shende Ravi Bhardwaj
PF Amjyot Singh Arshpreet Singh Bhullar
SF Yadwinder Singh Prasannna Venkatesh Sivakumar Basil Philip
SG Vishesh Bhriguvanshi Hariram Ragupathy
PG Talwinderjit Singh Vijay Dahiya

Head coach history

Past rosters

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1980 Olympic Games: finished 12th among 12 teams

Baldev Singh, Ajmer Singh, Parvez Diniar, Dilip Gurumurthy, Harbhajan Singh, Jorawar Singh, Amarnath Nagarajan, Pramdiph Singh, Paramjit Singh, Radhey Shyam, Hanuman Singh, Raman Gupta,Tarlok Singh Sandhu

1997 Asian Championship: finished 11th among 15 teams

Pankaj Malik, B.S. Gowtham, Gagnesh Kumar, Ashok Kumar, N. Appla Raju, Parmindar Singh, Nishant Kumar, Virendar Joshi, Jaldeep Dhaliwal, D. Swaminathan, Srikant Reddy (Coach: Major N.K. Singh)

1999 Asian Championship: not qualified

2001 Asian Championship: finished 8th among 14 teams

Vinay Kumaryadan, J.Murli, B.J. Jadeja, Mohit Bhandari, S.Sridhar, Parmindar Singh, Ranjeet Singh, Austin Almeida, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Suresh Ranot, M.S. Sabeer Ahamed, Des Raj (Coach: Keshav Kumar Chansoria)

2003 Asian Championship: finished 8th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Gagnesh Kumar, Mihir Pandey, S. Gopinath, S.Sridhar, Parmindar Singh, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Riyaz Uddin, Snehpal Singh, Des Raj

2005 Asian Championship: finished 12th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Shiv Kumar, Mihir Pandey, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Yadwinder Singh, Rajanna Sanjay Raj, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Sozhasingarayer Robinson, Riyaz Uddin, Talwinderjit Singh, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Jay Prakash Singh)

2007 Asian Championship: finished 15th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Shiv Kumar, Ravikumar Krishnasamy, Anoop Mukkanniyil, Roshan Thankachan Padavetiyil, Rajanna Sanjay Raj, Muraleekrishna Ravindran, Trideep Rai, Dilawar Singh, Riyaz Uddin, Lokesh Yodav, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Aleksandar Bucan)

2009 Asian Championship: finished 13th among 16 teams

Sambhaji Kadam, Talwinderjit Singh, Hareesh Koroth, Harpalsinh Vaghela, Sunil Kumar Rathee, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Prakash Mishra, Vineeth Revi Mathew, Abhilek Paul, Jayram Jat, Dinesh Comibatore, Jagdeep Singh (Coach: Aleksandar Bucan)

2011 Asian Championship: finished 14th among 16 teams

2011 Asian Championship roster
2011 India National Basketball Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
C 4 Singh, Amjyot 20 – (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Punjab Police (Amateur)
C 5 Bhamara, Satnam Singh 16 – (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) IMG Academy
G 6 Koroth, Hareesh 27 – (1984-11-12)12 November 1984 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Tamil Nadu (Amateur)
G 7 Mishra, Prakash 29 – (1982-08-05)5 August 1982 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Indian Railways (Amateur)
C 8 Shah, Dishant Vipul 20 – (1992-01-03)3 January 1992 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Gujarat (Amateur)
G 9 Bhriguvanshi, Vishesh 20 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Indian Railways (Amateur)
F 10 Singh, Amitpal 28 – (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Punjab Police (Amateur)
F 11 Garewal, Narender Kumar 29 – (1983-04-20)20 April 1983 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Services (Amateur)
F 12 Rai, Trideep 29 – (1983-07-04)4 July 1983 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Uttarakhand (Amateur)
SG 13 Singh, Talwinderjit 25 – (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Punjab Police (Amateur)
C 14 Singh, Yadwinder 25 – (1986-12-30)30 December 1986 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Indian Railways (Amateur)
C 15 Singh, Jagdeep 19 – (1993-01-10)10 January 1993 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Punjab Police (Amateur)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rajinder Singh
  • Pawan Kumer
  • Zak Penwell
Legend
  • (C) Captain
  • Club denotes current pro club

2013 Asian Championship: finished 11th among 15 teams

2013 FIBA Asia Championship roster
India National Basketball Team: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
PG 4 Kadam, Sambhaji 33 – (1980-03-15)March 15, 1980 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Services (amateur)
G 5 Grewal, Narender Kumar 25 – (1988-06-25)June 25, 1988 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Services (amateur)
F 6 Singh, Pratham 22 – (1991-01-10)January 10, 1991 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Tamil Nadu
F 7 Kaushik, Vinay 21 – (1991-08-30)August 30, 1991 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 8 Singh, Arjun 21 – (1992-06-08)June 8, 1992 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N.W. Railway
F 9 Bhriguvanshi, Vishesh 21 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) ONGC
C 10 Singh, Amritpal 22 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Punjab Police (amateur)
PG 11 Singh, Joginder 25 – (1988-05-27)May 27, 1988 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Services (amateur)
C 12 Bhamara, Satnam Singh 17 – (1995-12-10)December 10, 1995 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) IMG Academy
F 13 Singh, Amjyot 21 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Punjab Police (amateur)
F 14 Singh, Yadwinder 26 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Indian Railways (amateur)
C 15 Pethani, Rikin Shantilal 22 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Tamil Nadu
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jora SINGH (India)

2014 Asian Games: finished 12th among 16 teams

2014 Asian Games roster
India men's national basketball team - 2014 Asian Games roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 4 Singh, Joginder 26 – (1988-05-27)May 27, 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Indian Air Force India
PF 5 Grewal, Narender Kumar 26 – (1988-06-25)June 25, 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian Air Force India
PG 6 Pari, Akilan 25 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Income Tax India
SG 7 Mishra, Prakash 32 – (1982-05-08)May 8, 1982 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Indian Railways India
PF 8 Chadha, Himal 15 – (1999-08-04)August 4, 1999 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Indian Army India
PF 9 Bhriguvanshi, Vishesh 23 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation India
C 10 Singh, Amritpal (C) 23 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation India
PF 11 Sivakumar, Prasanna Venkatesh 21 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian Overseas Bank India
C 12 Brar, Palpreet Singh 20 – (1994-01-03)January 3, 1994 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Punjab India
F 13 Singh, Amjyot 22 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Indian Overseas Bank India
PF 14 Singh, Yadwinder 27 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation India
C 15 Pethani, Rikin Shantilal 23 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Indian Overseas Bank India
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • India Rama Linga Prasad Guntupalli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 19, 2014
2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
India men's national basketball team - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
F 3 Kaushik, Vinay 24 – (1991-08-30)August 30, 1991 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) India Income Tax
G 4 Uppar, Rajesh Prakash 24 – (1991-01-20)January 20, 1991 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) India Vijaya Bank
G 7 Shinde, Siddhant Sanjay 24 – (1991-06-15)June 15, 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) India Customs
G 9 Bhriguvanshi, Vishesh 24 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) India Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
C 10 Singh, Amritpal 24 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Japan Tokyo Excellence
F 13 Kumar, Vikas 26 – (1988-11-13)November 13, 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) India Haryana Police
F 14 Singh, Yadwinder 28 – (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) India Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
F 15 Arumugam, Arvind 24 – (1991-01-28)January 28, 1991 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) India Vijaya Bank
F 22 Singh, Amjyot 23 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Japan Tokyo Excellence
G 66 Pari, Akilan 26 – (1989-07-20)July 20, 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) India Income Tax
C 69 Hazra, Akashdeep 19 – (1996-07-01)July 1, 1996 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) India Indian Railways
F 96 Gurvinder Singh Gill 19 – (1996-01-21)January 21, 1996 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) India Punjab
Head coach
2017 FIBA Asia Cup[20]
2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
India men's national basketball team – 2017 FIBA Asia Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 6 Aravind Annadurai 24 – (1993-07-05)July 5, 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Indian overseas bank India
G 7 Anil Kumar 28 – (1989-07-31)July 31, 1989 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Vijaya Bank Bangalore India
G 8 Rajvir Singh 21 – (1995-10-25)October 25, 1995 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Punjab Police India
G 9 Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 25 – (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Adelaide 36ers Australia
C 10 Amritpal Singh 26 – (1991-01-05)January 5, 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Sydney Kings Australia
C 15 Rikin Pethani 26 – (1990-12-02)December 2, 1990 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Income Tax Chennai India
F 22 Amjyot Singh 25 – (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Punjab Police India
PG 24 Baladhaneshwar Poiyamozhi 17 – (1999-12-07)December 7, 1999 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Indian overseas bank India
G 46 Prasanna Sivakumar 24 – (1992-09-25)September 25, 1992 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Indian overseas bank India
C 52 Satnam Singh Bhamara 21 – (1995-12-10)December 10, 1995 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Texas Legends United States
F 77 Muin Bek Hafeez 21 – (1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Indian overseas bank India
PG 99 Talwinderjit Singh 30 – (1986-10-20)October 20, 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) India
Head coach
  • United States Philip John Weber
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Steven Philip John Klei
  • India Sebastian Padipurakkal Joseph
  • India Baskar Sappaniambalam
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 8 August 2017

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Roox [21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ BFI - About Us, Basketball Federation of India - Coaches Corner, accessed 4 April 2013
  3. 1 2 http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaStru/nfLeag/nfProf.asp?nationalFederationNumber=301 FIBA.com – National Federations & Leagues
  4. ↑ Jai Prakash, "Indian basketball team to feature in Dubai tournament", Yahoo Cricket India, 3 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Pakistan basketball team named for 11th South Asian Games, gz2010.cn, accessed 25 March 2012.
  6. ↑ http://ekalavyas.com/2014/01/27/live-india-vs-angola-men-gold-medal-match/
  7. ↑ "FIBA LiveStats". www.fibalivestats.com. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. ↑ http://ekalavyas.com/2014/07/12/live-india-vs-china-5th-fiba-asia-cup-men/
  9. ↑ http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid//sid/2447/_/1975_FIBA_Asia_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA: 1975 Asian Championship for men, fiba.com, accessed 17 October 201.
  10. ↑ http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/10/grid/X/rid/727/sid/2940/tid/301/_/1980_Olympic_Games_Tournament_for_Men/statistic.html FIBA: 1980 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men, archives.fiba.com, accessed 17 October 2011.
  11. ↑ NBA All-Star Dwight Howard to Embark on Tour of India to Help Grow the Game of Basketball, NBA.com, 4 August 2011, accessed 4 April 2013
  12. ↑ http://www.taiwanhoops.com/2004/11/stankovic-cup-day-4-robinsons-36-leads.html Taiwan Hoops - Stankovic Cup Day 4 – Jaldeep's 36 leads India upset Korea, 81-76 , taiwanhoops.com, written 24 November 2004, accessed 13 October 2011.
  13. ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2007/12/04/stories/2007120411292200.htm The Hindu - Sport / Basketball : Robinson not to play for India, TN, Hindu.com, written 4 Dec 2007, accessed 15 October 2011.
  14. ↑ "I'm here to create a superstar, says India's NBA coach Kenny Natt - Times of India". Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  15. ↑ http://wuhan2011.fibaasia.net/ScheduleResults.aspx
  16. ↑ http://hoopistani.blogspot.de/2010/06/india-to-have-professional-basketball.html Hoopistani: India to have professional basketball league, Hoopistani - Basketball, 21 June 2010, accessed 3 Feb 2016.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ hoopistani.blogspot.com/2016/08/hoopdarshan-episode-35-indias-coach-cv.html
  19. ↑ https://scroll.in/field/843933/from-nba-to-india-new-basketball-coach-phil-weber-hopes-to-create-a-culture-of-success
  20. ↑ "India at the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  21. ↑ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship – India, FIBA.com, accessed 16 February 2016.

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