India
grouped
in
Pool
B
along
with
England,
New
Zealand
and
China
will
begin
their
campaign
on
3rd
July
against
nemesis
England,
to
whom
they
lost
the
Bronze
Medal
in
the
Olympic
Games
Tokyo
2020.
The
Indian
team
will
be
captained
by
ace
goalkeeper
Savita
and
Vice
Captained
by
Deep
Grace
Ekka.
The
20-member
squad
includes
goalkeepers
Savita
and
Bichu
Devi
Kharibam.
Defenders
Deep
Grace
Ekka,
Gurjit
Kaur,
Nikki
Pradhan,
Udita
have
been
named
in
the
squad
along
with
midfielders
Nisha,
Sushila
Chanu
Pukhrambam,
Monika,
Neha,
Jyoti,
Navjot
Kaur,
Sonika
and
Salima
Tete.
The
forwardline
features
the
very
experienced
Vandana
Katariya,
Lalremsiami,
Navneet
Kaur
and
Sharmila
Devi
while
talented
young
stars
Akshata
Abaso
Dhekale
and
Sangita
Kumari
have
been
named
as
replacement
players.
In
the
previous
edition
of
the
prestigious
quadrennial
event
held
in
London,
the
Indian
Team
entered
the
quarterfinals
but
lost
to
Ireland
in
a
shootout
after
0-0
stalemate
in
regulation
time.
Ireland,
who
ousted
India
3-1
in
the
shootout,
went
on
to
play
the
Final
of
the
World
Cup
and
ended
their
campaign
with
a
Silver
Medal.
Speaking
about
the
team
selection,
Chief
Coach
Janneke
Schopman
said,
“We
have
chosen
the
best
squad
for
the
World
Cup.
It
is
a
mix
of
experience
and
young
talent
who
have
shown
great
promise
when
they
were
given
a
chance
against
top
teams
in
the
FIH
Pro
League.”
“Except
Rani,
who
is
still
not
fully
recovered
from
injury
rehabilitation,
the
team
has
all
the
players
who
were
part
of
the
Olympic
campaign
with
inclusions
like
Jyoti
and
Sonika
who
have
done
well
in
their
roles
when
given
a
chance.
We
will
also
have
Sangita
and
Akshata
who
will
travel
with
the
team
as
replacement
players.
The
team
is
absolutely
excited
and
eager
to
begin
their
World
Cup
campaign
and
we
will
utilize
the
next
ten
days
to
fine
tune
our
game
basis
analysis
from
Pro
League
performances,”
added
Schopman.
The
Indian
team
will
play
their
group
stage
matches
in
Amstelveen,
Netherlands
and
if
they
top
the
group,
they
will
play
the
Quarter
Finals
too
in
Amstelveen
before
the
team
moves
to
Terrassa,
Spain
for
the
Semis
and
Final
basis
qualification
in
the
knockout
stage.
The
crossover
matches
for
pool
B
will
be
played
in
Spain.
Indian
Women’s
Team
for
FIH
Women’s
World
Cup:
Goalkeepers:
1.
Savita
(C)
2.
Bichu
Devi
Kharibam
Defenders:
3.
Deep
Grace
Ekka
(VC)
4.
Gurjit
Kaur
5.
Nikki
Pradhan
6.
Udita
Midfielders:
7.
Nisha
8.
Sushila
Chanu
Pukhrambam
9.
Monika
10.
Neha
11.
Jyoti
12.
Navjot
Kaur
13.
Sonika
14.
Salima
Tete
Forwards:
15.
Vandana
Katariya
16.
Lalremsiami
17.
Navneet
Kaur
18.
Sharmila
Devi
Replacement
Players:
19.
Akshata
Abaso
Dhekale
20.
Sangita
Kumari
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