Hockey India has reduced the senior women’s core group from 65 to 40 after evaluating performances in the past two weeks of the national camp at SAI Bengaluru (started on March 23).
Key Updates
- 28 players retained from the previous core group.
- 12 new players added based on performances in the 15th Senior Women’s National Championship and the first phase of the camp.
Goalkeepers (5)
Savita, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, Madhuri Kindo, Samiksha Saxena (NEW, Assam)
Defenders (10)
Mahima Chaudhary, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Jyoti Chhatri, Jyoti, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Anjna Dungdung (NEW, Bengal), Suman Devi Thoudam (NEW, Manipur)
Midfielders (13)
Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Neha, Salima Tete, Manisha Chauhan, Ajmina Kujur, Sunelita Toppo, Lalremsiami, Sharmila Devi, Baljeet Kaur, Sujata Kujur (NEW, Bengal), Mahima Tete (NEW, Jharkhand), Albela Rani Toppo (NEW, Jharkhand), Pooja Yadav (NEW, UP)
Forwards (12)
Deepika Soreng, Navneet Kaur, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Rutaja Dadaso Pisal, Beauty Dungdung, Mumtaz Khan, Dipimonika Toppo (NEW, Odisha), Hritika Singh (NEW, MP), Annu (NEW, Karnataka), Chandana Jagadish (NEW, Karnataka), Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar (NEW, Maharashtra)
Coach Harendra Singh Says
“We have identified some great talent. I am excited to see how these young players perform in the camp and take a big step for their future.”