Veteran midfielder Sardar Singh will lead the 18-member Indian hockey squad in the eight-team World League Finals. The competition is to be held in Raipur from November 17 to December 6.The squad announced today in the middle of the ongoing National camp at the SAI centre in Bangalore will feature goalkeeper P R Sreejesh as vice-captain. All the teams in the Hockey World League Finals have already secured 2016 Olympic qualification.The Indian team is also slated to play a three-match Test series against the mighty Australians from November 19 to 23 in Rajnandgaon and Raipur in Chhattisgarh before starting their campaign for the World League final. The India-Australia series will have matches on November 19, 22 and 23.India's High Performance Director and Chief Coach has said that the test series with Australia will help India evaluate their strengths and weaknesses before going into the Hockey World League Finals. Hockey India President Narinder Dhruv Batra also felt that the side is formidable enough to emerge triumphant. The wall of defenders in the Indian team comprises Birendra Lakra, Kothajit Singh, VR Raghunath, Jasjit Singh Kular and Rupinder Pal Singh. Sardar, alongside Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Devinder Walmiki, Manpreet Singh, Dharamvir Singh and Danish Mujtaba would form a strong pool for the midfield.SV Sunil, Ramandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Lalit Upadhyay and Talwinder Singh would lead India's attack for the upcoming tournament.