Manpreet Singh to lead 18-member India squad for Commonwealth Games
Manpreet Singh has been named captain of the Indian men’s hockey team for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The 18-member squad was announced by Hockey India on Monday.
GOALKEEPERS Sreejesh P. R., Krishan Bahadur Pathak DEFENDERS Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (vice-captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh MIDFIELDERS Manpreet Singh (c), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma FORWARDS Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek |
India has been grouped in Pool B alongside England, Canada, Wales and Ghana. It will begin its campaign on July 31 against Ghana.
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