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Sardar Singh in back in reckoning
Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh on Saturday returned to the national team as Hockey India named a strong 18-member squad under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh for the Asia Cup to be held in Dhaka from October 11-22. Two other key players, who were dropped for the Europe tour, forwards S V Sunil and Akashdeep Singh also made a return.
Mumbai: Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh on Saturday returned to the national team as Hockey India named a strong 18-member squad under the captaincy of Manpreet Singh for the Asia Cup to be held in Dhaka from October 11-22. Two other key players, who were dropped for the Europe tour, forwards S V Sunil and Akashdeep Singh also made a return.
Defenders Harmanpreet Singh and Surender Kumar also made a return after being rested for the Europe tour. Sunil has been named deputy to Manpreet, who has been retained as the captain despite a poor show by the team in the Hockey World League Semi-Final in London in June and a mixed result at last month's European tour.
India feature in Pool A alongside Japan, hosts Bangladesh and Pakistan. They will start their campaign against Japan on October 11 before facing Bangladesh on October 13.
The team will play their third and final league match against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 15. India had finished runners-up to South Korea in the last edition in Ipoh in 2013.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Akash Chikte, Suraj Karkera; Defenders: Dipsan Tirkey, Kothajit Singh, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar; Midfielders: S K Uthappa, Sardar Singh, Manpreet Singh (captain), Chinglensana Singh, Sumit; Forwards: SV Sunil (vice-captain), Akashdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Gurjant Singh, Satbir Singh.
