For the Six Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament which is going to be held in Valencia from Monday next week, Sardar Singh was named captain of the 18-man Indian squad. He was rested from India’s silver medal winning Champions Trophy campaign.
Drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh also made a return with Sardar, and so did Birender Lakra.
Goalkeeper P R Sreejesh had captained the Champions Trophy side in London where India won their maiden silver in the competition history.
In the six nations tournament, the other teams are Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, Ireland and hosts Spain.
