Dragflicker Sandeep Singh has been retained as the captain of the side for the tour, where India will play a series of 12 Test matches against England, Belgium, Spain and Holland.

India is scheduled to play four Tests against England from July 27 to August 2 in Birmingham after which they will head straight to Belgium for three Tests from August 4-7 in Antwerp, followed by three matches against Spain (August 9-12) in Terassa and two games against Holland (August 14-16) in Amstelveen.

The 23-member team consists of two goalkeepers, two defenders, eight midfielders and 11 forwards.

The team will be accompanied by nine-member strong support staff, which, apart from chief coach Brasa, includes Harendra Singh and Romes James as coach and assistant coach.

The Team:

Goalkeepers: Adrian D'Souza, Baljit Singh;

Defenders: Sandeep Singh (Capt), V Raghunath.

Midfielders: Gurbaj Singh, Vikram Pillay, Prabodh Tirkey, Sardar Singh, Ajitesh Roy, Ignace Tirkey, VS Vinaya, Dhananjay Mahadhik.

Forwards: Tushar Khandker, Shivendra Singh, Rajpal Singh, Arjun Halappa, Prabhjot Singh, Gurwinder Singh Chandi, Hari Prasad, SV Sunil, Bharat Chikara, Ravi Pal Singh, Birendra Lakra.

Officials: Jose Brasa (Chief Coach), Harendra Singh (Coach), Romeo James (Assistant Coach), Jesus Garcia Pallares (Human Performance Analyst), Lt Col B K Nayak (Doctor), Pradip Dutta (Trainer), Shrikant Iyengar (Physiotherapist), BR Barafsingh (Masseur), Jagbir Singh (Manager).

Schedule: 27 Jul 1st Test India v England

29 Jul 2nd Test India v England

31 Jul 3rd Test India v England

2 Aug 4th Test v England

4 Aug 1st Test India v Belgium

5 Aug 2nd Test India v Belgium

7 Aug 3rd Test India v Belgium

9 Aug 1st Test India v Spain

10 Aug 2nd Test India v Spain

12 Aug 3rd Test India v Spain

14 Aug 1st Test India v Holland

16 Aug 2nd Test India v Holland.