Veteran defensive midfielder Chinglensana Singh has returned to the team after about an year of being fit after an injury. The aggressive midfielder Sumit returned to the men's Indian hockey team for the first match of the season against the world number 3 Netherlands in the FIH Pro League 2020 on 18 and 19 January 2020 in Bhubaneswar.
According to media reports, along with these two, midfielders Kothajit Singh, forward Gurjant Singh and Gursahibjit have made a comeback in the Indian team after performing strongly at the national camp in Bhubaneswar. India's 18-member team participated in the Olympic qualifiers. At the same time, offensive midfielder Manpreet Singh has been retained as the captain of the 20-member Indian team announced by Hockey India for the Pro League against the Netherlands on Monday, January 12, 2020, while vice-captain Young and veteran drag flicker Harmanpreet Singh has been handed over.
At the same time, it has been learned that Harmanpreet Singh has taken over the responsibility of vice-captain from SV Sunil, the forward of the Indian team who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by winning both the matches of the Olympic qualifiers against Russia in November in Bhubaneswar.
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