FIH Pro League 2021-22: Hockey India name 22-member India Women's Team against Spain
Hockey | February 21, 2022 13:36 ISTThe women's hockey team will face Spain in a two-legged tie in Bhubaneswar on February 26 and 27.
The women's hockey team will face Spain in a two-legged tie in Bhubaneswar on February 26 and 27.
The Indian team has a packed calendar ahead with several big-ticket tournaments like the World Cup, Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games scheduled.
The 26-year-old from Amritsar made his International debut against France during the FIH Hockey Pro League matches in South Africa last week.
After an evenly contested first quarter when the scores were tied 1-1, India completely dominated in the remaining three periods, pumping in nine goals against the hapless South Africans to notch up their third win in four matches.
Newcomer Jugraj Singh (4', 6', 23') starred in India's high-scoring victory as he contributed three brilliant goals to the scoreline with his impeccable drag flicks.
Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar scored from penalty corners in the 21st and 24th minutes respectively before Shamsher Singh made it 3-0 in the 28th minute. Mandeep Singh (32nd) and Akashdeep Singh (41st) completed the tally.
After France, the Manpreet Singh-led side will face hosts South Africa on Wednesday.
The Manpreet Singh-led squad will arrive in Johannesburg via Doha.
After defeating China 7-1 in their debut match on Monday, the Indians emerged 2-1 victorious against the same opponents at the Sultan Qaboos Complex on Tuesday.
The Indian team, which has been invited to participate in this year's FIH Pro League edition following the withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand, came up with a brilliant performance to get the better of the Chinese in the match played after the Women's Asia Cup in which Savita's team had bagged a bronze medal, beating the same opponents 2-0.
Young dragflicker Jugraj Singh and striker Abhishek are the two new faces in the squad for the FIH Pro League.
The third season of the women's FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium.
The third season of the women's FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium.
India will still travel to Europe in May to play the Pro League matches against Spain (May 15-16) and Germany (May 22-23).
Lalit Upadhyay, Rupinder Pal Singh and Dilpreet Singh were on target in the shoot-out, while goalkeeping stalwart Sreejesh came up with some breath-taking saves to fetch India a bonus point.
The first match in both the men's and women's division will see Germany hosting Belgium on September 22 and 23.
The FIH has also announced that the window for season 3 of the league will be from September 2021 to June 2022.
India are currently fourth on the table with 10 points from two wins and as many number of losses and draws behind Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands.
The New Zealand men's team was slated to face the Indian team on May 23 and 24 in Bhubaneswar.
The world hockey body first had postponed all matches scheduled before April 15 and later extended the deferment till May 17 because of the novel coronavirus which has killed more than 50,000 globally.
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