New Zealand Tour: 3 from Odisha in Indian Women’s Hockey Team

Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar: Three players from Odisha have been selected for the 20-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team for the New Zealand Tour scheduled to begin on January 25 in Auckland. They are Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo and Lilima Minz.

The Team led by Rani and Vice Captained by Savita consists of Rajini Etimarpu, Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Reena Khokhar, Salima Tete, Sushila Chanu, Nisha, Namita Toppo, Udita, Monika, Lilima Minz, Neha, Sonika, Sharmila Devi, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur.

While the team’s first match is against the New Zealand Development Squad on 25 January 2020, they will play against the New Zealand Women’s Team on 27 and 29 January followed by a match against Great Britain on 4 February and then concludes the tour with another match with the New Zealand Women’s Team on 5 February 2020.