New Delhi: Experienced midfielder Danish Mujtaba was on Wednesday dropped from the Indian hockey team selected for the Test tour of New Zealand while Dharamvir Singh, Manpreet Singh and Nikkin Thimmaiah made a comeback to the squad.

The team was picked out of the 26 probables announced on August 31. While Dharamvir and Manpreet have returned to the side following their recovery from injuries, they replaced Mujtaba and Talwinder Singh. On the other hand, Nikkin, who was dropped for the tour of Europe in August, will replace Mohd. Amir Khan in the forward line of the 21-member experimental squad.