Rajpal retained captain

Chennai: Rajpal Singh has been retained captain of the new-look Indian team that will take part in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament at Ipoh from May 6 to 16.

Senior stars like goalkeeper Adrian D’Souza, Vikram Pillay and Sandeep Singh have been rested to include some junior players.

The team:

Goalkeepers: Sreejesh (IOB), Bharath Chetri (Canara Bank); Defenders: Sardar Singh (Haryana Police), Dhananjaya Mahadik (Services), Amit Prabhakar (Air India), Rupinder Pal Singh (Indian Oil); Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh (Air India), Ravi Pal Singh (BPCL), Prabhodh Tirkey (Air India), Bharath Chikkara (Indian Oil), Vikas Pillay (Air India), Danish Mujtaba (UP); Forwards: Rajpal Singh, Tushar Khandekar, Shivendra Singh, Mandip Antil (ONGC), Arjun Halappa (Air India), Sarvanjit Singh.

Officials: Coaches: Jose Brasa, Harendra Singh, Clarance Lobo, Gundeep Kumar; Doctor: B.K. Nayak; Physiotherapist: Shrikant Iyengar; Trainer: Pradeep Dutta; Massuer: R.K. Bansiwal.

Match schedule for India: May 6: vs. China; May 7: vs. Pakistan; May 9: vs. Korea; May 10: Australia; May 12: Malaysia .