The background
The Indian hockey women’s team achieved a lot of success in 2019 as they secured themselves an Olympics berth besides winning the FIH Women’s Series Finals in Hiroshima. They will now work on their game, fitness and strategies for the challenges that await them in the year 2020.
The heart of the matter
Talking to PTI on Saturday (4th January 2020), Sjoerd Marijne mentioned that the team is looking forward to the exciting matches that will happen in 2020. He told the sources:
The list of the 25 probables goes as follows:
Goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Bichu Devi Kharibam
Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Reena Khokhar, Salima Tete, Manpreet Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, and Nisha.
Midfielders: Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Neha Goyal, Lilima Minz, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Sonika, Namita Toppo.
Forwards: Rani, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Jyoti, Sharmila Devi, Udita.
What’s next?
It will be intriguing to see which players make the cut to the final team while the Sjoerd Marijne would expect the team to play well as a unit in the upcoming New Zealand tour.
Also read: Former national women’s team captain Sunita Lakra retires
0 votes
