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The team will be once again captain by Bharat Chetri and defensive midfielder Sardara Singh will be his deputy in the tournament. Rupinder Pal Singh who was dropped for Ignace Tirkey in Olympics Test event will make a comeback in the squad as the third defender along with Sandeep Singh and VR Raghunath.
Following the trend, this year Sultan Azlan Shah tournament will be played on blue and pink pitches with yellow balls. The tournament will serve as good practice for the Indian and other teams before the Olympics.
The participating teams in the tournament are Argentina, Great Britain, India, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan and hosts Malaysia.
The last outing of Indian team was not a good one and Indian team finished in 6th place.
Following is Indian team for Sultan Azlan Shah tournament:
Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri (C), Sreejesh PR
Defenders: Sandeep Singh , VR Raghunath, Rupinderpal Singh
Midfielders: Birendra Lakra , Sardar Singh (VC), Manpreet Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Kothajit Singh Khadangbam
Forwards: SV Sunil, Dharamvir Singh, Sarvanjit Singh, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Shivendra Singh, Danish Mujtaba, S.K Uthappa, Tushar Khandker
Standbys: PT Rao (GK), Harbir Singh (Def), Pardeep Mor (Mid), Pradhan Somanna (Fwd)
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