ROURKELA, INDIA: In a shocking move, veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh was left out by India from the 33-member probables list ahead of their FIH Pro League games against Argentina and Belgium from February 10 to 15. Along with Manpreet, Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Dilpreet Singh were also excluded.
Manpreet, with 411 international caps, was on his way to becoming India’s most-capped player after Dilip Tirkey (412), but his journey has been brutally cut short. He has skippered India in the Champions Trophy as well as both Asian and Olympic Games in the past.
Manpreet has won four gold medals in the Champions Trophy, while also picking up two gold medals each at the Asian Games and Asia Cup. In the all-important Olympics, he won a bronze medal each in the 2020 and 2024 Games, held in Tokyo and Paris, respectively. He was India’s captain in the former edition.
Full probables list:
Goalkeepers: Pawan, Suraj Karkera, Mohith Honnenahalli Shashikumar, Princedeep Singh.
Defenders: Amit Rohidas, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Harmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Sumit, Poovanna Chandura Boby, Yashdeep Siwach, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Amandeep Lakra.
Midfielders: Rajinder Singh, Manmeet Singh, Hardik Singh, Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Vishnu Kant Singh, Raj Kumar Pal, Nilakanta Sharma, Rosan Kujur.
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Shilanand Lakra, Mandeep Singh, Araijeet Singh Hundal, Angad Bir Singh, Uttam Singh, Selvam Karthi, Aditya Arjun Lalage, Maninder Singh.
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