Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: November 09, 2023, 16:07 IST
Indian junior girls’s hockey staff (HI)
The Indian junior girls’s hockey staff will journey to Argentina for coaching and apply matches forward of the World Cup in Chile.
Bracing up for the World Cup in Chile, the Indian junior girls’s hockey staff can be coaching and enjoying apply matches in neighbouring Argentina to get acclimatised to the situations, head coach Tushar Khandker stated on Thursday.
The match is scheduled to be held from November 29 to December 10 in Santiago, and Hockey India has named its squad.
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“We will have our training and practice matches in Argentina before heading to Chile, so that will help us in acclimatising to the conditions and setting the tempo for the Junior World Cup,” Khandker stated.
India are grouped together with Germany, Belgium and Canada in Pool C. They will start their marketing campaign towards Canada on November 29 earlier than taking up the European sides Germany and Belgium on November 30 and December 2 respectively of their Pool C matches.
The different groups within the fray are the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and Chile in Pool Some time Argentina, Spain, Zimbabwe and Korea are grouped in Pool B. In Pool D, England, the USA, New Zealand and Japan will vie for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Speaking in regards to the staff choice, Khandker, stated, “We have an incredible talent pool, it wasn’t easy to select the final squad.
“But I believe we have chosen the best one for the World Cup and these players have worked very hard in the past couple of months leading up to the event.
“The players are excited, they have performed really well in the recent past and it’s a wonderful opportunity for them to showcase their talent on the prestigious platform.”
The squad contains goalkeepers Khushboo and Madhuri Kindo. Defenders Neelam, Preeti, Jyoti Singh and Ropni Kumari have been named within the squad together with midfielders Mahima Tete, Manju Chorsiya, Jyoti Chhatri, Hina Bano, Sujata Kujur and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal.
The ahead line options Sakshi Rana, Mumtaz Khan, Annu, Deepika Soreng, Dipi Monika Toppo and Sunelita Toppo, whereas defender Thounaojam Nirupama Devi and midfielder Jyothi Edula have been named as alternative gamers for the marquee occasion.
In the earlier version, India had narrowly missed the bronze medal, ending fourth. For the upcoming version, the Indian Junior staff can be captained by Preeti with Rutuja Dadaso Pisal being her deputy.
The quarterfinals are scheduled for December 6 and semifinals on December 8 whereas the ultimate can be performed on December 10.
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