FIH Hockey Pro League: Indian eves look to end their debut campaign on a high against USA

The
Indian
team
led
by
Savita
registered
a
2-2
(2-1
SO)
shootout
win
and
a
narrow
2-3
loss
in
their
previous
Pro
League
matches
against
the
current
Champions
Argentina
on
weekend.
They
are
currently
placed
at
the
third
position
in
the
league
table
with
24
points
in
12
matches.

Speaking
ahead
of
the
two-legged
tie
against
the
USA,
Savita
said,
“For
us,
the
most
important
thing
is
that
we
could
execute
our
plans
and
put
up
an
improved
performance
on
weekend
against
Argentina.
However,
we
could
have
done
better,
but
I
feel
these
matches
are
confidence
booster
for
us
ahead
of
the
World
Cup.”

“There
is
still
room
for
improvement
for
us
and
we
look
forward
to
plugging
the
loopholes
in
the
matches
against
the
USA.
We’ve
gained
good
momentum
and
hopefully,
we
will
finish
our
debut
Pro
League
campaign
with
good
results,”
she
added.

Meanwhile,
Vice-Captain
Depp
Grace
Ekka
stated,
“The
matches
were
really
tough
against
Argentina,
but
we
are
glad
that
we
stuck
to
the
plans
and
did
really
well
against
a
strong
team.
We
are
looking
forward
to
the
last
set
of
matches
of
our
memorable
Pro
League
campaign.
We
are
confident
of
getting
positive
results
against
the
USA.”

With
the
FIH
Hockey
Women’s
World
Cup
2022
just
around
the
corner,
Savita
said
that
the
team
is
shaping
up
really
well
for
the
marquee
event.

“We
are
glad
that
we
have
got
a
good
opportunity
of
playing
in
Europe
just
a
few
days
ahead
of
the
World
Cup,
so
the
build-up
towards
the
big
event
has
been
really
great.
The
team
is
shaping
up
really
well
for
the
World
Cup,”
the
Indian
Captain
concluded.

The
double-header
between
Indian
Women’s
Hockey
Team
vs
the
USA
will
be
played
on
June
21
and
June
22
at
8
PM
IST.
The
matches
will
be
telecast
Live
on
Star
Sports
First
and
Disney+
Hotstar.