Poonam Rani to lead U-18 Indian girls hockey team

New Delhi, September 9, 2011: Poonam Rani will lead Indian girls team in the 3rd U-18 Asia Cup to held in Bangkok from September 16-25.

India have been placed in Pool B along with China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan. Pool A comprises Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and Chinese Taipei.

Team: Goalkeepers: Bigan Soy, Swati.

Defenders: Jaspreet Kaur, Sandeep Kaur, Apoorva Vishwakarma, Balvinder Kaur Mehra, Deep Grace Ekka.

Midfielders: Poonam Rani (Capt), Neha, Namita Toppo, Nikki Pradhan, Shivani Bisht

Forwards: Neha Goyal, Navjot Kaur, Surabhi Pradhan, Anupa Barla, Nilima Minz, Renuka Rajputaini

Standbys: M. Kiran Devi, Sonam Bhardwaj, D.S.Harnakshi.

Officials: Dr. Shobha Singh – Manager, B.K.Subramani - Chief Coach, N.S.Saini - Asst. Coach, Pritam Siwach - Asst. Coach.

Hockey India Media Release