Hockey India today announced the 24-member Indian Women Hockey Team, including two from Odisha, for the Belgium and England legs of the FIH Pro League 2023-24. The Belgium leg will be held from May 22 to 26 while the England leg will take place from June 1 to 9.

The two Odisha players are: Jyoti Chhatri and Sunelita Toppo. India will play against Argentina, Belgium, Spain, Great Britain and Germany twice each across both legs, beginning their campaign against Argentina on May 22. India are currently placed at 6th position, having eight points from eight matches.

Taking charge of the team will be Captain Salima Tete, who was recently honoured with the prestigious Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of The Year 2023 in the Womens category at the 6th Hockey India Annual Awards 2023. Meanwhile, midfielder Navneet Kaur has been named as her deputy.

INDIAN SENIOR WOMEN HOCKEY TEAM:

Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam.
Defenders: Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Monika, Jyoti Chhatri, Mahima Chaudhary.
Midfielders: Salima Tete (Captain), Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Navneet Kaur (Vice-Captain), Neha Goyal, Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur, Manisha Chauhan, Lalremsiami.
Forwards: Mumtaz Khan, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Sharmila Devi, Preeti Dubey, Vandana Katariya, Sunelita Toppo, Deepika Soreng.