Senior women hockey probables for future tournaments pruned down to 33

NEW DELHI, November 16, 2012:  Hockey India selection committee has decided to prune down the list of core group women probables to 33 players during the two-day selection trials which concluded at Aish Bagh Stadium in Bhopal on November 10.

Hockey India selectors BP Govinda, Savitry Purty and Surinder Kaur along with Government observer Harbinder Singh and chief coach Neil Hawgood tested the fitness and performance of all the players before pruning down the list of core probables from 48 to 33 so as to build a strong team for New Zealand Test series in December this year and the FIH World League Round 2 tournament to be hosted in Delhi during February 2013.

The selectors will announce the squad of 18 players soon for the New Zealand six match Test series to be played in New Zealand from December 6 - 16.

India will be participating in the FIH World League Round 2 tournament to be hosted in Delhi from February 18 – 24, 2013.

The 33 players are:

Goalkeepers:

1. Yogita Bali

2. Savita

3. Rajani Etimarpu

Defenders:

4. Pinki Devi

5. Deep Grace Ekka

6. Joydeep Kaur

7. Kirandeep Kaur

8. Jaspreet Kaur

 9. Kiran Dahiya

10. Preety Sunila Kiro

11. M.N Ponnamma

12. Deepika

13. Namita Toppo

14. Sushila Chanu

15. Pooja

Midfielders:

16. Ritu Rani

17. Amandeep Kaur

18. Chanchan Devi

19. Navjot Kaur (Senior)

20. Poonam Rani

21. Vandana Katariya

22. Monika Malik

23. Lily Chanu

24. Rashmi Singh

25. Roselin Dung Dung

Forwards:

26. Soundarya Yendala

27. Anupa Barla

28. Rani

29. Lilima Minz

30. Punam Barla

31. Asunta Lakra

32. Sunita Lakra

33. Chaitra Korakuttira

Hockey India Press release