The
Indian
team
will
see
Savita,
who
was
named
the
FIH
Goalkeeper
of
the
Year,
Captain
the
side
along
with
experienced
defender
Deep
Grace
Ekka
who
will
be
her
deputy.
The
team
includes
goalkeeper
Rajani
Etimarpu
and
defenders
Udita,
Nikki
Pradhan,
Gurjit
Kaur,
who
were
all
part
of
the
Tokyo
Olympics
squad.
The
midfield
includes
Sushila
Chanu
Pukhrambam,
Nisha,
Monika,
Neha,
Jyoti
who
played
for
India
in
their
historic
fourth-place
finish
at
the
Tokyo
Olympics.
Namita
Toppo
who
was
the
alternate
player
at
the
Tokyo
Olympics
as
well
as
her
state-mate
from
Odisha
Lilima
Minz
are
also
part
of
the
team.
The
forward
line
will
see
two-time
Olympian
Vandana
Katariya
lead
the
charge
with
Navneet
Kaur
who
was
part
of
the
Tokyo
Olympic
squad.
Forwards
Rajwinder
Kaur,
Mariana
Kujur
and
Sonika
too
have
been
named.
Navjot
Kaur
and
youngster
Suman
Devi
Thoudam
have
been
chosen
as
alternate
players
(Ap)
who
will
be
permitted
to
play
only
if
there
is
an
injury
or
someone
in
the
18-member
squad
is
ruled
out
of
the
tournament
due
to
Covid-19.
Speaking
about
the
team
composition,
Chief
Coach
for
Indian
Women’s
Hockey
Team
Janneke
Schopman
said,
“Despite
some
unfortunate
injuries
and
Senior
players
joining
the
Junior
team
for
the
Junior
World
Cup
in
South
Africa,
I
feel
we
have
selected
a
good
team
for
the
upcoming
Women’s
Asian
Champions
Trophy.
This
tournament
will
be
a
good
opportunity
for
some
young
new
players
to
get
a
taste
of
the
highest
international
level
and
I’m
excited
to
see
if
we
can
implement
our
training
themes
consistently.”
“I’m
sure
that
expectations
are
high
after
our
success
at
the
Tokyo
Olympics
but
we
all
start
at
zero
again.
I
am
confident
that
we
can
show
our
abilities
and
will
be
looking
for
our
team
to
play
consistently
at
a
high
pace,”
Schopman
added.
While
India
will
play
their
opening
match
against
Thailand
on
5
December,
they
play
Malaysia
on
6
December
and
hosts
and
defending
Champions
Korea
in
their
third
match
on
8
December.
India
plays
China
on
9
December
and
Japan
on
11
December.
The
Final
will
take
place
on
12
December
between
the
topper
of
the
pool
and
the
team
that
finished
second
in
the
pool.
In
the
previous
edition
held
in
2018,
India
finished
runners-up
behind
Korea.
Indian
Women’s
Team:
Goalkeepers
1.
Savita
(C)
2.
Rajani
Etimarpu
Defenders
3.
Deep
Grace
Ekka
(VC)
4.
Udita
5.
Nikki
Pradhan
6.
Gurjit
Kaur
Midfielders
7.
Nisha
8.
Sushila
Chanu
Pukhrambam
9.
Namita
Toppo
10.
Monika
11.
Neha
12.
Jyoti
13.
Lilima
Minz
Forwards
14.
Navneet
Kaur
15.
Vandana
Katariya
16.
Rajwinder
Kaur
17.
Mariana
Kujur
18.
Sonika.
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