FIH Pro League: Indian Women Team announced for the matches against Spain 

• Hockey Federation has announced a team of 22-member. 
•  Ace Goalkeeper Savita and Defender Deep Grace Ekka are Captain and Vice-Captain. 

On Monday, Hockey India announced the 22-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team to compete in the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League matches in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, versus Spain. The games will occur throughout the weekend of February 26th and 27th, 2022. 

 Savita, the squad’s star goalkeeper, will captain the team, while Deep Grace Ekka will serve as Vice-Captain in the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League. A bright young forward from Jharkhand who made an impression with the Jr. India team, Sangita Kumari would be a fresh face for the Indian team. 

The following 22 players have been included to the squad for the two-game series against Spain: 

Goalkeeper: 

1. Savita (Captain)  

1. Bichu Devi Kharibam 

1. Rajani Etimarpu.  

Defenders:  

1. Deep Grace Ekka (Vice-Captain) 

1. Gurjit Kaur 

1. Nikki Pradhan 

1. Udita, Ishika Chaudhary  

Midfielders: 

1. Nisha 

1. Salima Tete 

1. Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam 

1. Jyoti 

1.  Monika 

1. Neha 

1. Navjot Kaur 

1. Namita Toppo.  

Forward: 

1. Vandana Katariya 

1. Sharmila Devi 

1. Navneet Kaur 

1. Lalremsiami 

1. Sangita Kumari 

1. Rajwinder Kaur.  

Others: 

1. Rashmita Minz 

1. Akshata Abaso Dhekale 

1. Sonika 

1. Mariana Kujur 

1. Aishwarya Rajesh Chauvan  

For the double-header, standbys have been named. 

Janneke Schopman, the Head Coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, said of the team selection,

“We’re looking forward to starting our home Pro League games against Spain. Following our return from Oman, we had two solid training weeks, and I am confident that the elected 22 individuals will be eager to show what they can do against Spain. Team selection is always challenging when you have a large pool of players, but I am pleased to see that new players are growing and exhibiting a great promise.” 

 

She went on to say,

“Spain is a formidable opponent who has regularly delivered at a high level, only narrowly losing out on the Semi-Finals in Tokyo and claiming the Bronze medal in the most recent World Cup. We’ll use our speed and talents, as well as our strong defense, to compete well against them. They’re incredibly skilled and play from a tight defense, so we’ll try to use our speed and skills, as well as our strong defense, to beat them.”

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Edited by: Mahi Gupta

Published by: Vishakha Verma