Overview
- Hockey India announced the 24‑player squad and five standbys on Wednesday, and the team will train in Brussels before playing Pro League matches in Rotterdam and London in June.
- Harmanpreet Singh returns to captain the side after a personal break that kept him away for the Hobart leg of the Pro League, with reports saying he missed that tour for the birth of his second child.
- Manpreet Singh has been recalled after being omitted since December; Hockey India described his earlier absence as rest, while media coverage has reported it as a disciplinary action and noted he is close to breaking the national appearance record.
- The roster blends experience and youth with defenders Amit Rohidas and Jarmanpreet Singh, midfielders Hardik Singh and Vivek Sagar Prasad, and forwards Mandeep Singh and Selvam Karthi, while MH Shashikumar and Suraj Karkera are the selected goalkeepers and Krishan Bahadur Pathak is on the standby list.
- Fulton said the European fixtures will provide 'tough tests' that will help finalise selection for the Hockey World Cup in August and expose how the squad handles form, fitness and off‑field discipline.