New Delhi, Jun 24 (UNI) Hockey India on Sunday named 48 players for the Senior Women’s 18-day National Camp to commence from Tuesday, at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru ahead of upcoming Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup London 2018 which starts from July 21 when the Indian team faces hosts England in their first match.
The Indian Women’s Hockey team has recently returned from their Spain Tour where they played five matches against the host nation. World No 10 India registered two victories, beating the World No 11 Spanish team 3-2 in the third match and 4-1 in the fifth match, while drawing the second match 1-1.
Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne believes that the team has raised their level in recent times and will have the chance to fine-tune their fitness when they regroup for the training camp in Bengaluru.