~The camp will begin on 1st July and will conclude on 31st August~
Bengaluru, 29th June 2024: Hockey India, on Saturday, announced the 33-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team that will return to train in the National Women’s Coaching Camp from 1st July to 31st August, in SAI Bengaluru. The Indian Women’s Hockey Team went on a short break after concluding their FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 season in London and Antwerp.
The team, led by Captain Salima Tete and Vice Captain Navneet Kaur fought in close matches against Argentina, Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain in the FIH Pro League, under the guidance of Indian Women’s Hockey Team Chief Coach Harendra Singh, and showed glimpses of brilliance occasionally.
The shortlisted squad includes goalkeepers Savita, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, and Madhuri Kindo. The defenders picked for the core group are Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Monika, Ropni Kumari, Mahima Choudhary, Jyoti Chhatri, and Preeti.
The midfielders selected are Salima Tete, Marina Lalramnghaki, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Neha, Jyoti, Edula Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur, Manisha Chauhan, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Ajmina Kujur. Meanwhile, the forwards featured in the group are Sunelita Toppo, Mumtaz Khan, Lalremsiami, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Sharmila Devi, Navneet Kaur, Deepika Soreng, Preeti Dubey, Vandana Katariya and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal.
Chief Coach Harendra Singh commented on the progress of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team saying, “We recently travelled to Antwerp and London for the Europe leg of the Pro League, and while the results were not in our favour, we learned a lot as a team. On several occasions, we were leading, and we proactively searched and threatened to score while looking for an equalizer. These are good signs to have in the initial stages of a rebuild, and I am sure the Indian Women’s Hockey Team will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.”
Indian Women’s Hockey Team
Goalkeepers
1 Savita
2 Bichu Devi Kharibam
3 Bansari Solanki
4 Madhuri Kindo
Defenders
5 Nikki Pradhan
6 Udita
7 Ishika Chaudhary
8 Monika
9 Ropni Kumari
10 Mahima Choudhary
11 Jyoti Chhatri
12 Preeti
Midfielders
13 Salima Tete
14 Marina Lalramnghaki
15 Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke
16 Neha
17 Jyoti
18 Edula Jyoti
19 Baljeet Kaur
20 Manisha Chauhan
21 Akshata Abaso Dhekale
22 Ajmina Kujur
Forwards
23 Sunelita Toppo
24 Mumtaz Khan
25 Lalremsiami
26 Sangita Kumari
27 Deepika
28 Sharmila Devi
29 Navneet Kaur
30 Deepika Soreng
31 Preeti Dubey
32 Vandana Katariya
33 Rutuja Dadaso Pisal
