Dilip Tirkey and Gagan Ajit Singh have been nominated for the International Hockey Federation's Best Player of the Year award.
India will take on world champions Germany in the opening match of the hockey World Cup.
The Indian hockey team scored a morale-boosting 7-1 win ahead of the World Cup in Germany.
India captain Dilip Tirkey says Australian trainer Derek Knox's assistance helped him regain fitness after a long lay-off from the game.
The Indian hockey team's chief coach said the current team was capable of winning the Olympic title.
India are looking to make amends for the semi-final loss to the Netherlands in the bronze medal play-off in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
India hockey captain Dilip Tirkey says Pillay's experience will be missed at the upcoming Olympic hockey qualifier in Madrid.
Ace defender Dilip Tirkey and goalkeeper Adrian D'Souza were omitted from the 16-member team announced on Tuesday.
Dilip Tirkey scored the solitary goal as India beat China 1-0 in their first match of the Asia Cup.
Gagan Ajit Singh, Jugraj Singh and Prabhjot Singh are shortlisted Young Player of the Year award, while Devesh Chauhan and Dilip Tirkey are in the running for the senior award.
The ace defender was ruled out of the elite six-nation event after suffering a bout of sinusitis.
Injury will also keep Vikram Pillay out of the two Tests against the Spaniards.
Stand-in captain Viren Rasquinha said the absence of the team's senior-most player stood in the way of and Indian victory over Pakistan in the sixth Test.
Dilip Tirkey's side will be looking for another good showing when it meets Pakistan in the third Test of the four-Test series.
Former national hockey player and Member of Parliament Dilip Tirkey on Sunday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise for Major Dhyan Chand and said the hockey wizard should be given Bharat Ratna-country's highest civilian award.
India's hockey captain said lack of coordination is the cause of the team's slump in recent tournaments.
India scored twice in each half for a 4-1 win in the Hamburg Masters hockey tournament.
India beat Ireland 6-2 to win the third and last Test in Cologne, Germany.
Ace forward Dhanraj Pillay was not considered for selection as he is still nursing an injury.\n\n
The Mumbai side shocked star-studded Indian Airlines in the final of the tournament.\n\n
"I am not as talented as Dhanraj [Pillay] and Dilip [Tirkey] so I'll have to keep fighting to keep my place in the side," said the Indian mid-fielder.
Skipper Dilip Tirkey struck thrice in a 6-0 victory in India's first Pool B hockey league match at the 15th Asian Games.
India's captain promised a fightback from his boys after the drubbing to Spain in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Len Aiyappa scored twice in a 5-3 victory that gave the Asia Cup champions their second straight win in the men's hockey competition at the Afro Asian Games.
Legendary Olympians urged the authorities concerned that Mumbai be allowed to continue in its present independent state with direct affiliation to Hockey India as a full member.
The ball hit the Indian captain on the wrist before ricocheting to his temple during the India-Pakistan hockey Test on Monday.
Two goals down, India won their Group B match 4-2 and stayed in the hunt for a semi-final berth in the men's hockey tournament.
Former Olympians say the Indian team needs to translate individual brilliance into teamwork to come put trumps.
Sandeep Michael's brace gave India a 4-3 victory in the Hockey Australia Men's Challenge.
India, Australia, Australia 'A' and Pakistan will play two tournaments between May 28 and June 8, in Perth and Sydney.\n\n
In another Group 'A' match, Bharat Petroleum defeated Dinamo Kazan hockey club of Russia 4-3.
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