Inside Hockey India’s 39-Member Women’s Camp: Who’s In, Who’s Back, What’s at Stake
Hockey India on Friday named a 39-member core group for the senior women’s national camp, to be held at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru from October 24 to December 7. The camp will help finalise the squad for next year’s World Cup qualifiers, where India faces Wales, Scotland and Uruguay.
The probables include goalkeepers Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki and youngster Samiksha Saxena. Defenders Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu and Udita lead the backline, with Ishika Chaudhary and Jyoti Chhatri among the fresh faces. Midfielders Neha, Salima Tete and Vaishnavi Phalke bring experience, while Navneet Kaur, Sangita Kumari and Mumtaz Khan headline the forward line. Star drag-flicker Deepika returns after injury.
Head coach Harendra Singh said the camp aims to build on the team’s Asia Cup silver, focusing on sharper conversions, stronger defence, and greater physical conditioning to raise the group’s overall standards.
Indian Women’s Hockey Team’S 39-member Senior Core Group
GOALKEEPERS: Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, Madhuri Kindo, Samiksha Saxena
DEFENDERS: Mahima Chaudhary, Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Jyoti Chhatri, Jyoti, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Anjna Dungdung, Suman Devi Thoudam
MIDFIELDERS: Sujata Kujur, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Neha, Salima Tete, Manisha Chauhan, Ajmina Kujur, Sunelita Toppo, Lalremsiami, Sharmila Devi, Baljeet Kaur, Mahima Tete, Albela Rani Toppo, Pooja Yadav
FORWARDS: Dipimonika Toppo, Hritika Singh, Deepika Soreng, Navneet Kaur, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Rutaja Dadaso Pisal, Beauty Dungdung, Mumtaz Khan, Annu, Chandana Jagadish, Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar
Published on Oct 24, 2025