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.