Sardar back

New Delhi: Former captain Sardar Singh was today brought back to bolster the Indian hockey team's mid-field while Birendra Lakra was included to shore up the defence line-up for the upcoming Champions Trophy, beginning on June 23 in Breda, The Netherlands. 

Squad: Goalkeepers: Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran (C), Krishan Bahadur Pathak; Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas; Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Sardar Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad; Forwards: Sunil Sowmarpet Vitalacharya, Ramandeep Singh Mandeep Singh, Sumit Kumar (Jr.) Akashdeep Singh and Dilpreet Singh.