Experienced striker Gagan Ajit Singh and midfielder Vikram Pillay have failed to find a place in the list of 23 probables declared on Saturday for the men's hockey team at the Doha Asian Games.
Left-half Prabodh Tirkey has been left out of the list of probables because of injury while his brother Ignace Tirkey has been retained, Indian Hockey Federation Secretary K Jothikumaran said.
Meanwhile, full-backs William Xalxo and Harpal Singh and forward Adam Sinclair have boosted their chances of comeback into the Indian team for the Asiad.
Probables:
Goal-keepers: Adrian D' Souza, Bharat Kumar Chetri, Sreejesh, Sanmugasundram
Full Backs: Harpal Singh, William Xalxo, Raghunath, Dilip Tirkey
Midfielders: V.S. Vinaya, Ignace Tirkey, Gurbaj Singh, Ajmer Singh, Senthil, Viren Rasquinha, Vikramjeet Singh
Forwards: Tushar Khandekar, Shivendra Singh, Rajpal Singh, Tejbir Singh, Adam Sinclair, Arjun Halappa, Hari Prasad, Gurwinder Singh Chandi
Chief coach: V. Baskaran
Coach: Harendra Singh
Goal-keeping Coach: Edward Alloysius, SAI Coach: Madukaran
Physio: Ravi Kankamedala
Physical Trainer: Gunasekharan.