At the ongoing 9th hockey India sub- junior women’s national championship 2019 being held in Hissar, Haryana, the Jharkhand team has recorded a second win on May 29. In their second match, the girls played against Hockey Coorg and defeated them with a huge margin of 25-0.
The star players of the team were Rajni Kerketta and Deepti Soren who scored six goals each where as Pramodini Lakra shot four goals. Kiran Bada, Ellen Dungdung and Nikki Kullu have two goals each to their credit. Ropani Kumari, Nirali Kujur and Adeline Bage made one goal each.
“We play every match like it’s the final irrespective of who the opponent is a strong or a weak team. While playing against any team our sole aim is to defeat the rivals. We play every match like it’s our last and strive to put our best foot forward,” said Rajnish Kumar, CEO Hockey Jharkhand.
The State team is all set for its next league match against Sports Authority of India (SAI) on May 30. The last league match will be played against Uttar Pradesh Hockey on June 1. The final match for the 9th hockey India sub- junior women’s national championship 2019 will be held on June 7.
“We have a very strong team of players and they are doing a great job. We just want them to continue performing well and win the finals,” Kumar added.
Hockey Jharkhand president Bola Nath Singh and general secretary Vijay Shankar Singh also congratulated the girls for their outstanding performance.