Five players from Odisha have been selected in Indian Women’s Hockey team for the upcoming Spain tour scheduled to start from June 12.
The five player are Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, lilima Minz, Anupa Barla and Sunita lakra, have found place in the 20-member squad announced by the Hockey India on Friday.
The Indian Women’s Hockey team, led by skipper Rani, will play five matched against the Spanish National Team as an exposure tour ahead of the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup london 2018 scheduled to be held in July, revealed a press release by the Hockey India.
While Deep Grace Ekka and Sunita lakra will be playing as the defenders, Odisha’s Namita Toppo and lilima Minz along with Monika, Neha Goyal, Navjot Kaur and Nikki Pradhan will hold the fort in the midfield. Similarly, Anupa Barla, Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur, lalremsiami Udita and others would be the mid-fielders.