Indian Women’s Hockey Team Announced for the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup, Rani Rampal Absent from the Squad -

The FIH Hockey World Cup is right around the corner. The playoffs will begin on 1st July in two countries, Terrassa in Spain and Amstelveen in the Netherlands. India is in Pool B along with England, New Zealand, and China. In the previous iteration of the Cup, the Indian team qualified for the quarter-finals but lost to Ireland.

Former Indian captain Rani Rampal, who led the team in last year’s Tokyo Olympics, isn’t included in the squad. She is recovering from her injury and is in rehabilitation. India has prepared a twenty-player unit, where Savita Punia will lead the fight in the World Cup. Indian Chief Coach Janneke Schopman, “We have chosen the best squad for the World Cup. It is a mix, experience, and young talent who have shown great promise when they were given a chance against top teams in the FIH Pro League.”

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Indian Women’s Hockey Team Announced for the FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup, Rani Rampal Absent from the Squad

Janneke added, “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.”

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