Sreejesh replaces Sardar Singh as hockey captain for Rio

Neither Haryana’s Sardar Singh nor Ritu Rani will captain India’s hockey teams that will head to the Rio Olympics 2016.

In significant changes announced in the squad on Tuesday, goalkeeper PR Sreejesh replaced Singh as captain of the men’s team. SV Sunil will be his deputy.

In the women’s team, Sushila Chanu will lead the team, with Deepika as her vice-captain, while current captain Ritu Rani — the most experienced player of the women’s hockey team — has been dropped from the squad.

Overall, 10 players from Haryana and five from Punjab have found a place in both teams.

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