New Delhi: The national hockey selection
committee today announced an 18-player squad for the 7th
Women's Asia Cup to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from October
30.
The team was selected after a two-day trial camp, which
concluded yesterday at SAI Centre in Bhopal.
The team includes two custodians, three defenders, six
mid-fielders and seven forwards apart from four standby
players.
The Selection Committee comprises Vidya Stokes, Col.
Balbir Singh, B.P.Govinda, Madhu Yadav and Sita Mehta.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Deepika Murty, Savita.
Defenders: Binita Toppo, Subhadra Pradhan, Preety Sunila
Kiro.
Midfeilders: Mamta Kharb, Deepika Thakur, Asunta Lakra,
Mukta P. Barla, Vartika Singh, Monika Badran.
Forwards: Surinder Singh, Jasjeet Kaur, Saba Anjum, Rani,
Ritu Rani, Chanchan Devi, Soundarya Yendala.
Standbys: Jasdeep Kaur (GK), TH. Ranjita Devi (Deep
Defender), Kirandeep Kaur (Mid-Fielder) and Poonam Rani
(forward).
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, October 01, 2009, 23:07