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Manpreet Singh To Lead India In Hockey World League Semis In England
The knee injury of P R Sreejesh the regular captain of Indian Hockey Team causes him to sit back and take rest. In the mean time Manpreet Singh is named as the temporary captain for the coming 3 months and Nations Invitational Tournament in Germany and the World League Semi Final in England. The team is also announced the team is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Akash Chikte, Vikas Dahiya
Defenders: Pardeep Mor, Kothajit Singh, Surender Kumar, Rupinderpal Singh, Harmanpreet Singh
Midfielders: Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (Vice Captain), S K Uthappa, Satbir Singh, Sardar Singh, Manpreet Singh (Captain), Harjeet Singh
Forwards: Ramandeep Singh, SV Sunil, Talwinder Singh, Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh.

"The idea was to bring in a couple of changes in positions after Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Like I had said before, there are three tours this year including Azlan Shah Cup where we would like to give opportunities to younger players," chief coach Roelant Oltmans said.


The tournament is going to be hosted in the Germany and England. The 3 Nations Invitational Tournament will be played in Dusseldorf, Germany from June 1 followed by the Hockey World League Semi Final in London starting June 15. The 18-member team will play two matches each against hosts Germany and Belgium before arriving in London for the Hockey World League Semi Final where India are grouped with Canada, Netherlands, Pakistan and Scotland in Pool B.

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