India recall Danish, Gurwinder in CWG-bound hockey squad
4 July 2014 5:30 AM IST
Experienced Danish Mujtaba and Gurwinder Singh Chandi were on Thursday recalled in India men’s hockey team’s 16-member squad for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Both Danish and Chandi, who were not part of the World Cup squad, will be making their comeback in the national team after recovering from injuries.
Danish, who was suffering from a knee injury since May last year, was part of the squad that went on a preparatory tour to The Hague, Netherlands just ahead of the World Cup but did not find a place in the main team for the quadrennial event, where India finished a lowly ninth. Despite finishing a poor ninth at the World Cup, Hockey India continued to repose faith in Sardar Singh and retained him as captain of the Glasgow-bound squad. P R Sreejesh, who is the lone goalkeeper in the 16-member squad, will also don the additional responsibility of vice-captaincy at the July 23-August 3 event.
Barring goalkeeper Harjot Singh, midfielders S K Uthappa, Jasjit Singh and forward Mandeep Singh, India have retained majority of the players that were part of the World Cup squad. Ramandeep Singh and Nikkin Thimmaiah , who were part of the World Cup squad but had to return home before the start of the tournament after geting injured in practice games, have also been included in the Commonwealth Games team.
Squad Goalkeepers: P R Sreejesh (vice-capt); Defenders: Gurbaj Singh, Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh, Kothajit Singh, V R Raghunath. Midfielders: Dharamvir Singh, Sardar Singh (capt), Danish Mujtaba, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Manpreet Singh. Forwards: Ramandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, S V Sunil, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Nikkin Thimmaiah.
Danish, who was suffering from a knee injury since May last year, was part of the squad that went on a preparatory tour to The Hague, Netherlands just ahead of the World Cup but did not find a place in the main team for the quadrennial event, where India finished a lowly ninth. Despite finishing a poor ninth at the World Cup, Hockey India continued to repose faith in Sardar Singh and retained him as captain of the Glasgow-bound squad. P R Sreejesh, who is the lone goalkeeper in the 16-member squad, will also don the additional responsibility of vice-captaincy at the July 23-August 3 event.
Barring goalkeeper Harjot Singh, midfielders S K Uthappa, Jasjit Singh and forward Mandeep Singh, India have retained majority of the players that were part of the World Cup squad. Ramandeep Singh and Nikkin Thimmaiah , who were part of the World Cup squad but had to return home before the start of the tournament after geting injured in practice games, have also been included in the Commonwealth Games team.
Squad Goalkeepers: P R Sreejesh (vice-capt); Defenders: Gurbaj Singh, Birendra Lakra, Rupinder Pal Singh, Kothajit Singh, V R Raghunath. Midfielders: Dharamvir Singh, Sardar Singh (capt), Danish Mujtaba, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Manpreet Singh. Forwards: Ramandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, S V Sunil, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Nikkin Thimmaiah.
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