Bhubaneswar

Four Odisha Players In Indian Women’s Squad For FIH Hockey Pro League Against Netherlands

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Four players – Deep Grace Ekka, Rashmita Minz, Namita Toppo and Mariana Kujur – from Odisha are in the 22-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team picked for FIH Hockey Pro League matches against Olympic champions The Netherlands on April 8 and 9 in Bhubaneswar, Hockey India informed on Tuesday.

Goalkeeping stalwart Savita will continue to lead the Indian women’s hockey team while Deep Grace Ekka will be her deputy for the double-header. While the squad includes new faces in defender Mahima Choudhary and forward Aishwarya Rajesh Chavan, experienced striker Rani Rampal has been named in probables after a long injury lay-off.

India and the defending champions the Netherlands were originally scheduled to play on February 19 and 20, but the matches had to be postponed following the visiting team’s concern over rising COVID-19 cases in their country, especially the highly contagious omicron variant of the infection.

On April 8, the Indian Women’s Team will take on the Netherlands at 7.30 pm while the next match will begin at 3.30 pm, the following day. Matches will be played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar and will be live on Star Sports 2 SD & HD and Disney + HOTSTAR

The Indian Women’s team is currently placed fourth in the pool table, having played six matches so far where they have won 3 matches – beat China 7-1 and 2-1 in Muscat, followed by a 2-1 win and a 3-4 loss against Spain in February – and added a point with a shoot-out win as well – beat Germany 1-1 (3-0 SO) after the visitors gained an extra point having won the shootout 1-1 (2-1 SO) in the first match. The Netherlands, on the other hand, has won 5 out of the six matches they have played and have gained an extra point from a shoot out win.

Team list: 

Goalkeepers:

1. Savita (Captain)

2. Rajani Etimarpu

Defenders:

3 Deep Grace Ekka (Vice Captain)

4. Gurjit Kaur

5. Nikki Pradhan

6. Udita

7. Rashmita Minz

8. Suman Devi Thoudam

Midfielders:

9. Nisha

10. Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam

11. Jyoti

12. Navjot Kaur

13. Monika

14. Namita Toppa

15. Sonika

16. Neha

17. Mahima Choudhary

Forwards:

18. Aishwarya Rajesh Chavan

19. Navneet Kaur

20. Rajwinder Kaur

21. Rani

22. Mariana Kujur

Standbys: 

1. Upasana Singh

2.Preeti Dubey

3. Vandana Katariya

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

IPL Auction: KKR Break Bank For Venkatesh On Lucrative Day For Indian Players; Check Top Buys

Mumbai: The first day of the IPL mega player auction at Jeddah threw up several…

November 24, 2024

Odisha Govt Hands Over Case Of Attack On Dharmasala MLA To Crime Branch

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has handed over the investigation into the attack on Dhramasala MLA…

November 24, 2024

Commissionerate Police Issues Traffic Advisory During Winter Session Of Odisha Assembly; Details Here

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate of Police on Sunday issued an advisory for movement of vehicular traffic…

November 24, 2024

Elon Musk Proposal: Fire US Federal Employees Who Want To Work From Home

New York: Now that President-elect Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with the responsibility of co-heading…

November 24, 2024

Odisha Govt Warns Of Stern Action For Renting Out Its Quarters

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has warned its employees of stern action for sub-letting their allotted…

November 24, 2024

AR Rahman Best Man In The World, Certifies Saira Banu; Then Why Their Separation?

Mumbai: There has been a lot of talk over AR Rahman and his wife Saira…

November 24, 2024

Process On To Form NODC In 2-3 Months, Says Odisha CM Mohan Majhi

Sundargarh: The North Odisha Development Council (NODC) would be formed in 2-3 months, said Chief…

November 24, 2024

Odisha DGP Reviews Security Arrangements For President’s Visit To Puri

Puri: Director General of Police (DGP) YB Khurania on Sunday reviewed the security arrangements for…

November 24, 2024