Listed below are the profiles of all of the athletes who will symbolize India in girls’s hockey group on the Commonwealth Video games 2022 in Birmingham.
Savita Punia (Captain, 32, Goalkeeper)
Worldwide caps: 234
Making her worldwide debut at 18 on the Spar Cup 4 Nations Match in Durban, Savita helped India win bronze on the 2013 Asia Cup and gold on the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy. She was a part of the group on the 2016 Rio Olympics and was the Goalkeeper of the Match on the World League Spherical 2 in 2017.
Savita additionally received the 2017 Asia Cup, silver on the 2018 Asian Video games and Asian Champions Trophy and was the vice-captain on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
On the 2022 Asia Cup, she led India to a third-place end and was additionally the captain on the Hockey Professional League 2021/22.
Rajani Etimarpu (32, Goalkeeper)
Worldwide caps: 96
Rajani has been a part of the Indian squad for greater than a decade. A member of the Indian group on the 2016 Rio Olympics, the 2018 Commonwealth Video games and the 2018 World Cup, she is likely one of the few within the aspect to have received each medal on the Asian Champions Trophy – gold in 2016, silver in 2013, bronze in 2010.
She was a part of the group on the 2010 World Cup and received silver on the 2018 Asian Video games and bronze on the 2022 Asia Cup.
Deep Grace Ekka (28, Defender)
Worldwide caps: 234
A part of the junior nationwide group which received bronze on the 2013 Junior World Cup, Deep made her senior group debut on the 2013 Asia Cup, successful bronze. She was a part of the Indian group on the Rio Olympics and the aspect that completed fourth on the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
India’s Deep Grace Ekka hits the ball in the course of the girls’s discipline hockey semi-final match between India and China on the 2018 Asian Video games in Jakarta on August 29, 2018. | Photograph Credit score: AFP
The defender received gold on the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy and the 2017 Asia Cup and was a part of the aspect that received silver on the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and 2018 Asian Video games.
The backup penalty and nook knowledgeable was the vice-captain of the aspect which completed third on the 2022 Asia Cup and Professional League 2021/22.
Gurjit Kaur (26, defender)
Worldwide caps: 118
Gurjit made her debut in opposition to Malaysia, in 2014. A penalty nook specialist, she scored the match-winning objective in opposition to Australia to achieve the semifinals on the Tokyo Olympics.
The FIH Participant of the Yr for 2020-2021 and the third highest scorer on the 2017 Asia Cup, she helped the group attain its maiden quarterfinal on the 2018 World Cup and win the silver on the 2018 Asian Video games and Asian Champions Trophy.
Gurjit was the main goal-scorer on the 2019 Ladies's Collection Last and performed an essential function as India completed third on the 2022 Asia Cup.
Nikki Pradhan (28, defender)
Worldwide caps: 133
Nikki Pradhan was the primary Jharkhand hockey participant on the Olympics in 2016. She has the power to rapidly change positions throughout the sector.
Making her debut in the course of the 2016 South Africa tour, she received the gold within the 2017 Asia Cup, silver on the 2018 Asian Video games and the Asian Champions Trophy and was a member of the aspect on the 2018 Commonwealth Video games and World Cup.
Nikki performed a key function in successful the Tokyo Olympic qualifiers in opposition to USA and was a part of the group on the Tokyo Olympics and the Professional League 2021/22.
Udita (24, defender)
Worldwide caps: 64
Haryana-born Udita captained the Underneath-18 group on the 2016 AHF Cup and made her worldwide debut in the course of the 2017 tour of New Zealand.
Being an everyday since, she has participated within the 2018 World Cup, the Asian Video games and the Asian Champions Trophy and was a member of the group on the Tokyo Olympics.
Udita received the bronze medal on the 2022 Asia Cup and the Professional League 2021/22. She will additionally play up entrance as a ahead.
Nisha (26, midfielder)
Worldwide caps: 43
One other member of the Indian group on the Tokyo Olympics, Nisha was a part of the bronze-winning aspect on the 2022 Asia Cup and the one which secured third place on the Professional League 2021/22.
An clever playmaker, she made her worldwide debut in opposition to Uruguay within the 2019 Ladies's Collection Finals, was a part of the aspect in the course of the Argentina tour and is the primary Muslim participant within the group since Saba Anjum.
Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam (30, midfielder)
Worldwide caps: 214
One of many seniormost gamers within the nationwide group, Sushila was the captain of the maiden bronze-winning aspect on the 2013 Junior World Cup. The midfielder received bronze on the 2014 Asian Video games and was the captain of the group on the 2016 Rio Olympics.
India’s Sushila Chanu on her option to rating a objective in opposition to Azerbaijan in the course of the Ladies’s Hockey Check Match at Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi on January 18, 2012. | Photograph Credit score: The Hindu
After successful the gold medal on the 2017 Asia Cup, she suffered an damage that saved her out for greater than a 12 months, lacking the 2018 Asian Video games and World Cup earlier than returning in 2019.
Identified for her explosive abilities, she is able to scoring from acute angles and performed a key function on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Monika Malik (28, Midfielder)
Worldwide caps: 184
Making her debut in 2013, Monika has been a part of the Indian group on the 2016 and 2021 Olympics and received gold on the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy and the 2017 Asia Cup.
A member of the aspect on the 2014 and 2018 Asian Video games, she performed a key function in a fourth-place end at Tokyo Olympics. The midfielder excels in working down the sidelines and offering the ball for the forwards with precision.
She is valued as a playmaker and is expert at getting out of difficult corners with out committing a foul.
Neha Goyal (25, Midfielder)
Worldwide caps: 109
Referred to as as much as India's squad for the 2011 Junior Asia Cup on the age of 14, Monica has been a part of the Indian group on the 2017 Asia Cup, 2018 World Cup, Asian Video games and Commonwealth Video games and 2021 Olympics.
She made it to the senior group by open choice trials in 2014, making her debut on the Champions Problem that 12 months. The 25-year-old is understood for her velocity and skill to weave previous opponents with glorious ball management and the power to search out gaps.
Jyoti (22, Midfielder)
Caps: 36
Jyoti was a member of the aspect that received the 2019 FIH Ladies's Collection Finals in Hiroshima.
Making her senior group debut in the course of the 2019 Malaysia tour, she additionally contributed to the group because it bagged bronze on the 2022 Asia Cup and third place within the FIH Professional League 2021/22.
Navjot Kaur (27, Midfielder)
Worldwide caps: 202
A pupil of Shahbad Academy, Navjot made her senior debut in a collection in opposition to New Zealand in Napier in 2012 after a powerful displaying within the Junior Asia Cup and the Worldwide U-21 event within the Netherlands.
She was additionally a member of the bronze-winning Junior world Cup aspect in 2013 and in addition represented India on the 2014 and 2018 Asian Video games, successful bronze and
silver respectively.
The midfielder was a part of the 2 Commonwealth Video games groups (2014 — fifth, 2018 — 4th), two Olympics groups (2016, 2021), the 2022 Asia Cup and the Professional League 2021/22.
Salima Tete (20, Midfielder)
Worldwide caps: 59
Salima was the captain of the Indian junior aspect that received silver on the 2018 Youth Olympics and got here up the ranks by age group tournaments together with Underneath-21 Valencia 5-Nation (2016), 2016 Underneath-18 AHF Cup by the Underneath-21, Underneath-23 and India A sides.
After impressing on the 2019 Europe tour, she made the lower to the senior group, taking part in a key function in India's qualification for Tokyo Olympics, She was a part of India’s third-place end on the 2022 Asia Cup and FIH Professional League 2021/22.
Vandana Katariya (30, Ahead)
Worldwide caps: 270
Vandana was the top-scorer for India on the 2013 Junior Ladies's World Cup, successful bronze, and was a member of the aspect on the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy (gold), World League Spherical 2 2017.
Probably the most skilled participant on the Indian aspect, the 30-year-old has been a part of each main competitors over years -- World Cup (2018), Asian Video games (2014 and 2018), Asia Cup (2013 and 2017), Commonwealth Video games (2014 and 2018) and Olympics (2016 and 2021).
India’s Vandana Katariya, heart, passes the ball in opposition to China’s Yu Zhou throughout their girls’s hockey match on the 18th Asian Video games in Jakarta, Indonesia. | Photograph Credit score: AP
She is the one Indian girls’s hockey participant to attain a hat-trick on the Olympics and although she has moved to a playmaker function in recent times, Vandana continues to attain objectives from unimaginable angles.
Lalremsiami (22, Ahead)
Worldwide caps: 92
The ahead is lightning fast and specialises within the potential to outrun any opponent, wrong-foot the defence and shoot with energy.
Lalremsiami made her worldwide debut in 2017 in the course of the check collection in opposition to Belarus and was a member of the 2016 Underneath-18 Asia Cup and the 2018 Youth Olympic Video games.
The FIH Rising Star of the Yr in 2020 received the silver on the 2018 Youth Olympic Video games, the 2018 Asian Video games, and was a member of the Indian aspect on the 2018 Commonwealth Video games and World Cup.
She was additionally part of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics group and received the bronze medal on the 2022 Asia Cup in Muscat.
Navneet Kaur (26, Ahead)
Worldwide caps: 113
Senior debut in 2014, a 12 months after successful bronze on the 2013 Junior World Cup 2013; standout participant on the 2017 Asia Cup and 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, 2018 Commonwealth Video games and World Cup; helped India win silver on the 2018 Asian Video games; recognized for one-touch photographs on the objective and fast solo runs upfront.
Sharmila Devi (20, Ahead)
Worldwide caps: 39
The FIH Rising Star of the Yr in 2020-2021, Sharmila made her debut on the Olympic check occasion in 2019 and was a part of the fourth-place ending group on the Junior World Cup in April 2022.
She was additionally part of the Indian group on the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian participant Sharmila Devi (No.7) in motion in opposition to USA within the first leg of the ladies’s hockey Olympic qualifers match. | Photograph Credit score: The Hindu
Sangita Kumari (20, Ahead)
Worldwide caps: 6
An alumnus of the Sports activities Coaching Centre in Simdega, Sangita is the third participant from Jharkhand on the India aspect, making her senior group debut in opposition to Spain within the Professional League 2021/22.
She has been a part of the junior squad since 2016, with a number of abroad excursions together with journeys to Spain, Belgium, Australia and Chile in addition to the 2018 Youth Olympic Qualifiers.
She was additionally a member of the Indian squad on the Junior World Cup 2022.
