NEW DELHI: Gurinder Singh will lead while Sumit will be his deputy in the nine-member Indian men's hockey side, which will compete in the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland on June 5-6.
India will play Malaysia, Pakistan, Poland and hosts Switzerland in the tournament.
The team is a mix of players from the Olympic bronze medal-winning squad as well as the FIH Junior World Cup held last year.
This includes goalkeeper Pawan, defenders Sanjay, Mandeep Mor and Gurinder Singh. Midfielders Sumit and Rabichandra Singh have been called up along with forwards Dilpreet Singh, Mohd Raheel Mouseen and Gursahibjit Singh.
The team is scheduled to leave from Bengaluru on June 1. IANS
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