Hockey India have given a clear message to veterans Sardar Singh and Ramandeep Singh. Sardar Singh and forward Ramandeep, who were part of the Asia Cup winning India squad at Dhaka earlier, were shown the door for the Men’s Hockey World League Final tournament which starts on December 1 at Bhubaneswar. Junior World Cup stars Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar and Dipsan Tirkey who have had promising outings in Europe and Asia Cup in the Indian team. Odisha-lad Amit Rohidas, who had a fantastic outing in 2017 Hockey India League that stemmed his return to the Senior Camp, has been rewarded with a place in the biggest tournament of the year. “Amit was called-in as a replacement for Kothajit who had a hamstring injury just before we left for the Asia Cup.

Source: Hindustan Times November 17, 2017 07:18 UTC