CHENNAI, May 27: Ace defender Dilip Tirkey was reinstated as captain of 18-member Indian team for eight-nation Azlan Shah Cup hockey in Kuala Lumpur from June 18 to 25.The selectors ignored Olympians Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur and also axed five players — goalkeeper Baljit Singh, defenders Jugraj Singh and William Xalxo, midfielder Sardar Singh and forward Adam Sinclair, who represented the country in four-nation tournament in Germany last month.

Team:

Goalkeepers: Adrian D'Souza, Bharat Kumar Chhetri.

Defenders: Dilip Tirkey (captain), Kanwalpreet Singh, Sandeep Singh.

Midfielders: V S Vinaya, Vikram Pillay, Prabodh Tirkey, Bimal Lakra, Viren Rasquinha, Ajmer Singh

Forwards: Arjun Halappa, Hariprasad, Tejbir Singh, Tushar Khandekar, Shivender Singh, Rajpal Singh, Gagan Ajit Singh Chief Coach: V Bhaskaran.—PPI