Dragflick Newsdesk : Midfielder Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh is anticipated to make his senior debut after being included within the 22-member Indian males’s hockey squad for the double-leg FIH Professional League tie towards Argentina at the same time as striker Gurjant Singh has additionally returned to the set-up from a short damage lay-off.
The match towards the world quantity six aspect will probably be performed on March 19 and 20 at on the Kalinga Stadium in Bubhaneswar.
Rabichandra, who was a part of the Indian junior males’s squad on the FIH Junior World Cup, would be the lone new face within the squad introduced by Hockey India on Wednesday.
In just a few adjustments in the principle squad, goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak has changed Suraj Karkera whereas Amit Rohidas and Jugraj Singh have changed Mandeep Mor and Dipsan Tirkey within the backline.
Jaskaran Singh and Akshdeep Singh made manner for Sumit and Rabichandra within the midfield.
The ahead line will witness the return of Gurjant and Dilpreet Singh. Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Dilpreet Singh and Abhishek are additionally there.
The staff, to be led by Olympic medal-winning captain Manpreet Singh, additionally has skilled custodian PR Sreejesh and vice-captain and star dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh.
Apart from, the selectors additionally named 10 stand-by gamers in Suraj Karkera, Mandeep Mor, Dipsan Tirkey, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Sanjay, Jaskaran Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Ashis Kumar Topno in addition to Gursahibjit Singh and Mohd Raheel.
Commenting on the staff, India’s chief coach Graham Reid mentioned,
“These video games will present nice publicity for younger, new gamers arising the ranks, whereas as a staff we’re additionally attending to work out completely different mixtures forward of the Asian Video games.”
“Rabichandra is an thrilling younger midfielder who confirmed a strong glimpse into what he can convey to the staff through the Junior World Cup. I’m wanting ahead to seeing the defensive strain he takes to the opposition and his uncanny management with the ball, each nice property in the best way we prefer to play,” the Australian mentioned.
The Indian males’s staff has thus far performed six matches within the ongoing FIH Hockey Professional League season and is positioned second within the standings with 12 factors, behind Netherlands who’re on the prime with 16 factors.
India defeated South Africa at house (10-2, 10-2) whereas they received a recreation and misplaced one towards France (5-0, 2-5).
In opposition to Spain final month, India received and misplaced one (5-4, 3-5).
India Males’s Hockey squad :
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak.
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Surender Kumar, Varun Kumar, Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Hardik Singh, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh.
Forwards: Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Shilanand Lakra, Sukhjeet Singh, Abhishek, Dilpreet Singh.
Standbys: Suraj Karkera, Mandeep Mor, Dipsan Tirkey, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Sanjay, Jaskaran Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Ashis Kumar Topno, Gursahibjit Singh Mohd Raheel
