After Asian Games low, Hockey India changes captains, drops senior players

The governing body made seven changes to the 18-man squad that took part at the Asian Games, with centre-half Manpreet Singh replacing PR Sreejesh as the Captain

by Mihir Vasavda


Manpreet Singh will take over the captaincy from PR Sreejesh in the Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat. (File Photo)

Hockey India continued to crack the whip on the Indian hockey team following its dismal show at the Asian Games by changing the captain and dropping two of the senior-most players, SV Sunil and Rupinderpal Singh, while announcing a new-look squad for next month’s Asian Champions Trophy. The governing body made seven changes to the 18-man squad that took part at the Asiad, which concluded in Jakarta-Palembang earlier this month.