Sardar, Hari in Indian squad
12 Feb 2009,
NEW DELHI: Wingers Sarwanjit Singh and Hari Prasad and midfielder Sardar Singh have been included in the hockey squad that will tour Australia and
New Zealand from Thursday.
The two forwards have come in place of Prabhjot Singh and Bharat Chhikara while Sardar Singh will bolster the midfield although he replaces Deepak Thakur in the 18-member squad.
Thakur and Chhikara are nursing injuries sustained in the Punjab Gold Cup while Prabhjot is getting married.
Team:
Goalkeepers: Baljit Singh, Adrian D’Souza.
Fullbacks: Dilip Tirkey, Sandeep Singh, VR Raghunath.
Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh, VS Vinay, Vikram Pillay, Prabodh Tirkey, Ignace Tirkey, Sardar Singh.
Forwards: Hari Prasad, Sarwanjit Singh, Shivendra Singh, Rajpal Singh, Arjun Halappa, Tushar Khandekar, SV Sunil.
Courtesy: Times of India