Bengaluru, June 29: Odisha players Jyoti Chhatri and Sunelita Toppo have been picked among the 33-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team that will return to train in the National Women’s Coaching Camp from July 1 to 31, in SAI Bengaluru.
The Indian Women’s Hockey Team went on a short break after concluding their FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 season in London and Antwerp, informed Hockey India sources on Saturday.
The forwards included in the shortlisted squad are Sunelita Toppo, Mumtaz Khan, Lalremsiami, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Sharmila Devi, Navneet Kaur, Deepika Soreng, Preeti Dubey, Vandana Katariya and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal.
The midfielders selected are - Salima Tete, Marina Lalramnghaki, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Neha, Jyoti, Edula Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur, Manisha Chauhan, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Ajmina Kujur.
The defenders picked for the core group are Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Monika, Ropni Kumari, Mahima Choudhary, Jyoti Chhatri, and Preeti.
Hockey India's list includes goalkeepers Savita, Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, and Madhuri Kindo.
Indian Women’s Hockey Team Core Group
Goalkeepers
1 Savita
2 Bichu Devi Kharibam
3 Bansari Solanki
4 Madhuri Kindo
Defenders
5 Nikki Pradhan
6 Udita
7 Ishika Chaudhary
8 Monika
9 Ropni Kumari
10 Mahima Choudhary
11 Jyoti Chhatri
12 Preeti
Midfielders
13 Salima Tete
14 Marina Lalramnghaki
15 Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke
16 Neha
17 Jyoti
18 Edula Jyoti
19 Baljeet Kaur
20 Manisha Chauhan
21 Akshata Abaso Dhekale
22 Ajmina Kujur
Forwards
23 Sunelita Toppo
24 Mumtaz Khan
25 Lalremsiami
26 Sangita Kumari
27 Deepika
28 Sharmila Devi
29 Navneet Kaur
30 Deepika Soreng
31 Preeti Dubey
32 Vandana Katariya
33 Rutuja Dadaso Pisal.
The team would be picked from the chosen 33 after the Bengaluru camp, sources added.
