~ The group has been selected basis the recent performance at the
15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship in Panchkula
earlier this month ~ _
New Delhi, 22 March 2025: Hockey India on Saturday named the 65-member
core probable group for the upcoming Senior Women’s National Coaching
Camp to commence in SAI, Bengaluru on 23rd Match 2025. The group has
been selected basis the recent performance at the 15th Hockey India
Senior Women National Championship in Panchkula where Hockey Jharkhand
lifted the title beating Hockey Haryana in a tense shootout.
While 30 players have been retained from the existing core group,
players have been called-up from Assam Hockey, Hockey Chandigarh, Hockey
Himachal, SAI, Hockey Bengal, UP Hockey, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey
Karnataka, Manipur Hockey, Hockey Punjab, Kerala Hockey, MP Hockey,
CRPF, Odisha, CBDT, Hockey Mizoram, Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey AP.
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team Chief Coach Harendra Singh was at the
premier domestic national championship to witness the competition and
scout new talent. Speaking about the selection, he stated, “We saw some
exceptionally talented players at the National Championships earlier
this month and players have been called-up basis how they performed for
their respective state teams. This camp with 65 players will give us a
sense of how they can be prepared for the next level in their careers.
The group will be pruned down to 40 members for the next phase of FIH
Hockey Pro League and from 31st March to 19th April, it will be a group
of 40 players who will be in camp for the next international event.
However, from 23rd to 30th April, we will be closely monitoring the
larger group of 65 and basis how they fair, the list of 40 will be
confirmed.”
The players retained from the existing core group includes, Savita,
Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, Madhuri Kindo, Mahima Chaudhary,
Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Jyoti
Chhatri, Jyoti, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Neha,
Salima Tete, Manisha Chauhan, Ajmina Kujur, Sunelita Toppo, Lalremsiami,
Sharmila Devi, Baljeet Kaur, Deepika Soreng, Navneet Kaur, Sangita
Kumari, Vandana Katariya, Deepika, Preetu Dubey, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal,
Deauty Dungdung and Mumtaz Khan.
The new comers called-up for the camp include, Samiksha Saxena,
Komalpreet Kaur, Mahima, Kirti Deshmukh, Sapna Bhengra, Anjali Barwa,
Anjna Dungdung, Meenu Rani, Niru Kullu, Kruthika Prakash, Suman Devi
Thoudam, Sujata Kujur, Mahima Tete, Albela Rani Toppo, Pooja Yadav,
Sakshi Shukla, Simran Singh, Nandini, Karmanpreet Kaur, Annu, Chandana
Jagadish, Selestina Horo, Nikki Kullu, Kavita, Jyoti, Lotla Mary, Kajal
Sadashiv Atpadkar, Rajni Bala, Aishwarya Chavan, Pinki Ekka, Dipimonika
Toppo, Usha, Manju Chorsiya, Ashwini Kolekar and Hritika Singh.
