Sandeep back in team

Dagflicker Sandeep Singh returned, while injured striker Shivendra Singh and midfielder Arjun Halappa were rested from the Indian hockey squad for a tour of Europe.

Dagflicker Sandeep Singh returned, while injured striker Shivendra Singh and midfielder Arjun Halappa were rested from the Indian hockey squad for a tour of Europe.

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The squad will compete in the four-nation Hamburg Masters in Germany against the Netherlands, Japan and the hosts from July 2-4 followed by a Test series in Belgium, France and Holland.

The squad: Sreejesh PR, B Chetri, Sardar Singh, D Mahadik, RP Singh, Sandeep Singh, A Prabhakar, Gurbaj Singh, R Pal, P Tirkey, A Roy, B Chikara, D Mujtaba, V Pillay, B Lakra Jr, Rajpal Singh (capt.), T Khandker, Sarvanjit Singh, M Antil, Amir Khan, H Prasad, Dharamvir Singh.