Mid-fielder Salima Tete has changed goalkeeper Savita Punia because the captain of the Indian girls’s hockey workforce forward of the Belgium and England legs of the FIH Professional League beginning later this month. In a change of guard, Navneet Kaur has been named Salima’s deputy for the tour as she replaces Vandana Katariya.
Hockey India (HI) have introduced a 24-member squad for the Belgium and England tour and Salima has her activity reduce out.
Salima, who belongs to the Simdega district in Jharkhand, is conscious that it’s a huge duty however is assured of the workforce’s possibilities because the squad has a very good mix of youth and expertise.
“I’m pleased that I’ve been appointed to guide the workforce. It’s a huge duty and I’m trying ahead to this new position. We have now a robust squad and it is a mixture of skilled and younger gamers,” Salima was quoted as saying in a Hockey India press launch.
“Within the upcoming Belgium and England legs of the FIH Hockey Professional League 2023-2024, we glance to place our robust foot ahead. We have now labored on areas the place we would have liked to enhance,” she stated.
Navneet additionally expressed elation after being introduced as Salima’s deputy and is trying ahead to the problem that lies forward within the type of the Europe leg of the FIH Professional League.
“It feels surreal to be named because the vice-captain. I’m fairly excited to get on with this workforce within the FIH Hockey Professional League 2023-24, the place we’ll play high quality groups. We have now a very good workforce and we’re assured that we’ll do effectively within the Europe leg of the Professional League. I’m additionally seeking to work on my recreation and enhance,” she stated.
Indian girls’s hockey squad:
Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam
Defenders: Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Monika, Jyoti Chhatri, Mahima Chaudhary.
Midfielders: Salima Tete (C), Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Navneet Kaur (VC), Neha, Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur, Manisha Chauhan, Lalremsiami.
Forwards: Mumtaz Khan, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Sharmila Devi, Preeti Dubey, Vandana Katariya, Sunelita Toppo, Deepika Soreng.
