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Olympic Qualifiers: Manpreet Singh, Rani Rampal to lead Indian teams
Updated On: 19 October, 2019 01:15 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Goalkeeper Savita will be the vice-captain of the women's squad
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Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal
New Delhi: Hockey India on Friday named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the men's team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. The 18-member men's squad will be captained by Manpreet Singh and seasoned forward S V Sunil will be his deputy. Goalkeeper Savita will be the vice-captain of the women's squad.
The two teams are scheduled to take part in the two-legged FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Odisha where the World No. 5 Indian men's team will be up against World No. 22 Russia, while the World No. 9 women's hockey side will face World No. 13 USA. The men's team has two goalkeepers in P R Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak. Captain Manpreet leads the forward line which also includes Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, and Ramandeep Singh.
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