Harmanpreet Singh to lead India at World Cup

Harmanpreet Singh

Defender Harmanpreet Singh was on Friday named the captain of the 18-member Indian squad which will compete at the FIH men's Hockey World Cup, commencing on January 13 in Odisha. Defender Amit Rohidas will serve as Harmanpreet's deputy. Harmanpreet had also captained the side in the recent series against Australia, where the side fought hard before losing the five-match rubber 1-4.

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Midfielder Manpreet Singh led the team at the Tokyo Olympics where India won bronze, but he will feature in the team as a player this time as coach Graham Reid has handed the captain's band to different players over a period of time. The World Cup squad was selected after two-day trials in SAI Centre in Bangalore where 33 players were put to test. It features a good mix of experienced and young players who will strive to end India's wait for a podium finish at the prestigious event.

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The squad

Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Amit Rohidas (Vice-captain), Krishan Bahadur Pathak,Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran, Jarmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Akashdeep Singh. Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek and Sukhjeet Singh. Alternate Players: Rajkumar Pal and Jugraj Singh.

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