Bhubaneswar: Two players from Odisha, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas, have found a place in the 20-member Indian Hockey team for the upcoming tour of Belgium scheduled to take place from September 26 to October 3 in Antwerp, Belgium.
Led by the captain, Manpreet Singh and vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian team will play three matches against Belgium and two matches against Spain.
The team:
Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak.
Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh (vice-captain), Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Gurinder Singh, Khadangbam Kothajit Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh.
Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma.
Forwards: Mandeep Singh, SV Sunil, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Ramandeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Akashdeep Singh.