Veteran striker Akashdeep Singh and younger Karthi Selvam have been dropped however skilled Lalit Upadhyay made a comeback to the 18-member Indian males’s hockey workforce chosen for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Hockey India selectors dropped three gamers — Akashdeep, Karthi and defender Jugraj Singh from the champion facet of the Asian Champions Trophy held in Chennai earlier this month. Drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh and midfielder Hardik Singh will proceed to don the roles of captain and vice-captain within the Asian Games.

Jugraj has been changed by Sanjay, whereas Lalit and Abhishek got here instead of Akashdeep and Karthi.

The workforce has two goalkeepers in veteran PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak.

Besides two goalkeepers, the Asian Games-bound workforce could have six defenders, 5 midfielders and as many forwards.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Savita Punia will lead the 18-member Indian girls’s hockey workforce within the Asian Games.

Experienced Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Baljeet Kaur and Jyoti Chhatri are the three gamers, who had been a part of tour of Germany and Spain final month, missed the bus.

The official announcement of the groups had been made throughout a particular send-off ceremony organised by Hockey India for the Asian Games-bound sides.

In the 12-team males’s competitors, India are positioned in Pool A alongside facet reigning Asian Games champions Japan, arch-rivals Pakistan, neighbours Bangladesh, Singapore and Uzbekistan whereas Pool B options Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand and Indonesia.

The Indian girls, who gained the silver medal on the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, is positioned in Pool A together with Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore whereas reigning champions Japan, hosts China, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Indonesia are positioned in Pool B.

Indian males will open their marketing campaign in opposition to Uzbekistan on September 24, whereas their girls counterparts will tackle Singapore of their opening match on September 27.

Hockey squads for Asian Games:

Men’s workforce: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Pathak, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Sanjay, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh (vice-captain), Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Abhishek, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay.

Women’s workforce: Savita (captain), Bichu Devi Kharibam, Deepika, Lalremsiami, Monika, Navneet Kaur, Neha, Nisha, Sonika, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Deep Grace Ekka (vice-captain), Vandana Katariya, Sangita Kumari, Vaishnavi Vittal Phalke, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu, Salima Tete.

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