Sardar Singh will lead Indian Hockey team with 8 teammates in the men’s Champions Trophy to be played in Bhubaneswar from December 6-14. Veteran goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh will be Sardar’s deputy.
Team magagement said, “Team India is in superb form and after a remarkable performance in 2014 Asian Games and Test series in Australia, we are more than confident of doing well in this tournament. The team selected has the right combination and will give a tough time to the opponents.”
Team comprises of ,Goalkeepers 1. P.R. Sreejesh-Vice Captain (115 Caps); 2. Harjot Singh (6 Caps). (Defenders) 3. Rupinder Pal Singh (101 Caps), 4. V.R. Raghunath (176 Caps), 5. Birendra Lakra (87 Caps), 6. Kothajit Singh (87 Caps), 7. Gurbaj Singh (180 Caps), 8. Gurjinder Singh (19 Caps). (Midfielders) 9. Manpreet Singh (112 Caps), 10. Sardar Singh – Captain (200 Caps), 11. Dharamvir Singh (90 caps), 12. Danish Mujtaba (127 Caps), 13. S.K. Uthappa (58 Caps). (Forwards) 14. Ramandeep Singh (26 Caps), 15. SV Sunil (153 Caps), 16. Akashdeep Singh (56 Caps), 17. Nikkin Thimmaiah (27 Caps), 18. Lalit Upadhyay (9 Caps).
