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Sardar Singh returns as hockey camp begins today

Forward Ramandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Dipsan Tirkey and Nilam Sanjeep Xess also feature in the group.

New Delhi: Out-of-favour Sardar Singh was on Thursday handed a lifeline, as he was included in the 55-member probables list announced by Hockey India for the men’s national camp beginning at the Sports Authority of India campus in Bengaluru on Friday.

Sardar, who was dropped from the 18-member team led by Manpreet Singh for the Commonwealth Games, has been included in the list, which will be pruned to 48. Forward Ramandeep Singh, defenders Surender Kumar, Birendra Lakra, Dipsan Tirkey and Nilam Sanjeep Xess also feature in the group.

Probables list: Goalkeepers: Sreejesh P.R., Suraj Karkera, Krishan B. Pathak, Vikas Dahiya, Jagdeep Dayal; Defenders: Rupinder Pal Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Gurinder Singh, Kothajit Singh, Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra, Dipsan Tirkey, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Jarmanpreet Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Amit Gowda, Pardeep Mor, Anand Lakra; Midfielders: Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, Simranjeet Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Lalit Upadhyay, Sardar Singh, Hardik Singh, Manpreet (Jr.) , Somjeet, Raj Pal, Amon Tirkey, Dharminder Singh, V. Veerthamizhan; Forwards: Akashdeep, Mandeep, Gurjant, Raman-deep, S.V. Sunil, Dilpreet, Sumit Kumar, Mohd Umar, Abharan Sudev, Mohd Raheel, Pardeep Singh, Ajay Yadav, Armaan Qureshi, Sukhjeet Singh, Gagandeep (sr.), Harish Mutagar, Abhilash Stalin C., Kartik Yadav, Pravakar Minz, Maninderjeet.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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