Didar, who the heck is Didar?

MUMBAI: The composition of the Indian hockey team, announced on Friday night, for the crucial Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, Holland, from August 16 to 24, is more or less as was to be expected. It''s a good idea to stand by a squad sparked by success.
A triumph on the turf of the Tangerine Tribe that is the host and reigning Olympic champions, Holland, will fetch us a direct entry into next year''s Athens Olympic Games.Then there will be no need to travel to Spain in March for the Olympic qualifiers.
Following wins in Sydney (Australia) and Hamburg (Germany), despite these being three- and four-nation tournaments, this Indian team is understandably on a huge high. It is an amalgamation of youth with considerable international experience and exposure and some very experienced seniors. They appear to be jellying well. Thus, for a change, the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) appears to have taken the right decision in not disturbing a winning combination.
Yet, there is just one replacement that seems incompressible. The inclusion of Didar Singh. The question begs itself: Who is he? And how does he suddenly come into the senior national side for a major international tournament involving the six elite hockey-playing nations in the world?
Opinion on the issue is divided. And that in itself speaks a lot.
When asked about the player''s hockey prowess and credentials, one senior national selector, who wished to remain anonymous said: ''''I frankly don''t know who he is. I have never watched him play. I think he plays for Border Security Force (BSF). But all I can say is that Rajinder Singh (chief national coach) has spoken to me highly about him that he is a solid halfline player. Since there was no meeting of the national selectors convened to pick the side, I presume the federation went by the wishes of the coaches attached to the team.''''
Another, who is in the pool of coaches attached to various national teams, said, again on conditions of anonymity, that Didar is attached to the Namdhari team. He too said that he had not seen much of the youngster in action but felt that others (Prabodh Tirkey and Arjun Halappa?) who were in the original list of probables should have been considered if only for their experience and nothing else.
A third, an Olympian who is now working as a coach here, also said that Didar was with the Namdhari XI, a side which gave the Indian team a good run for their money during the practice sessions at Bangalore in the run-up to the recent Australian and German tournaments. ''''If he is the same midfielder who we are talking about, he is young, fit, quick and intelligent. His reading of modern hockey seem excellent,'''' said the Olympian.
So what is one supposed to believe, having not seen or even heard of the player till now? Can the federation atleast come up with an explanation?