Drag-flicker V Raghunath and experienced mid-fielders Ignace Tirkey and Vikram Pillay have been included in a list of 36 probables for a camp in the run-up to the men's Asia Cup hockey tournament and the Olympic [ Images ] qualifiers.

While Raghunath, who played the Azlan Shah tournament, failed to find favour for the Champions Challenge tournament in Belgium, Ignace and Pillay were out of the side for a few months.

Young strikers Ajitesh Rai, Bruno Logun, Hari Prasad and V Raja are the other noteworthy inclusions in the probables' list for the important assignments ahead.

Promising mid-fielder Sunil Yadav is the lone player to be dropped from the 18-member Champions Challenge squad that bagged a bronze medal in the six-nation meet.

The camp will be held at SAI Centre, Bangalore, from July 15 to August 14.

The Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in Chennai from September 1-9 while the Olympic qualifier is slated for early next year. 

The probables:

Goalkeepers: Adrian D'Souza, Bharat Chetri, Baljit Singh, Gurpreet Singh.

Defenders: Dilip Tirkey, William Xalxo, V Raghunath, Sandeep Singh, Jitender Saroha, Vikramjeet Singh.

Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh, Vickram Kanth, Vinay Kumar, Bimal Lakra, Sardar Singh, Prabodh Tirkey, Jaswinder Singh, Ignace Tirkey, Ajitesh Rai, Vikram Pillay, Birendra Lakra, Ajmer Singh, Pawal Lakra.

Forwards: Rajpal Singh, Roshan Minz, Bharat Chikara, Prabhjot Singh, Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Bruno Logun, Damandeep Singh, Hari Prasad, Sher Singh, Inderjit Singh, S V Sunil, V Raja.

Officials: Joaquim Carvalho (Chief Coach), M P Singh (Coach), M Ramesh Parmeswaran (Asst. Coach), Srikanth (Physio), Ganguly Prasad (Trainer), Prasanna (Video-Analyst), M M Sommaya (Technical Director), R K Shetty (Manager and Coordinator).