New Delhi: Prabodh Tirkey has been retained as captain of the Indian men's hockey team for the Asia Cup tournament in Chennai which kicks off on September 1.
Indian Hockey Federation Chief KPS Gill announced the squad in Bangalore on Saturday, adding that the IHF expects a "good show" from Team India.
Three changes were made in the team that took part in Champions Challenge in Belgium. Srvices forward S V Sunil replaces Bharath Chikara who is out injured, Ignace Tirkey marked a return to the fold by replacing Sunil Yadav and defender V Raghunath came in for the injured penalty corner specialist Sandeep Singh.
After two bronze medal finishes in succession, Indian hockey, since Joachim Carvalho took over as its coach, has shown signs of improvement after a disastrous showing last year.
India and arch-rivals Pakistan are drawn in different groups in the tournament, which has been made keeping in mind the world rankings of the nations.
Head coach Joachim Carvalho remains optimistic that India will manage to better their showing at the Sultan Azlan Shah tournament in Kuala Lumpur and the Champions Challenge in Boom, Belgium.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Baljit Singh, Adrian D'Souza, Defenders: Dilip Tirkey, William Xalco, V Raghunath, Jaswinder Singh, Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh, Vimal Lakra, Sardara Singh, Prabodh Tirkey (captain), Ignace Tirkey, Vikramkanth, Forwards: Rajpal Singh, Prabhjot Singh, Tushar Khandekar, Roshan Minz, Shivendra Singh and S V Sunil.
Chief Coach: Joaquim Carvalho, Coach: M P Singh, Assistant Coach: Ramesh Parameswaran, Physio: Srikanth Iyengar, Trainer: Ganguly Prasad.
Standbyes: Bharath Chetri, Sandeep Singh, Ajitesh Rai, V S Vinaya, Dharamdeep Singh, Birendra Lakra, Anwar Ali and Mayur Subbaiah.
Pool-A: Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore
Pool-B: Korea, India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
(With inputs from PTI)
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