New Delhi: The four-match test series in Argentina will be a good opener to a busy hockey season, says coach in-charge Harendra SIngh.

In New Delhi after a hectic camp in Bhopal, Harendra said the team would defintely feel the absence of Sardar Singh, Arjun Halappa and Ignace Tirkey, who are out of the team for various reasons.

But the sheer variety in the team will give the coach enough options in the matches scheduled at Mar del Plata on January 18, 19, 21, and 22.

The team leaves for Argentina on Tuesday evening.

Sardar and Arjun are out with injuries while Ignace got married recently. All three will be in the race for the berth in the squad for th Punjab Gold Cup four-nation tournament provided they pass a fitness test later this month,” Harendra told TOI.