After an impressive outing with the senior side during the recent Hockey World League semifinals, prolific striker Rani Rampal will lead the Indian junior women’s team at the Volvo International six-nation tournament at Breda, the Netherlands.
The squad for the under-21 tournament, to be played from July 18 to 26, was named by Hockey India on Saturday. Besides Rani, six other players in the 18-member squad were also part of the senior side that finished fifth at Antwerp.
The squad:
Goalkeepers: Inderpreet Kaur, Shweta; Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Gurjit Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Rashmita Minz.
Midfielders: Lily Chanu, Lilima Minz, Navjot Kaur, Renuka Yadav, Preeti Dubey; Forwards: Anupa Barla, Rani Rampal, Poonam Barla, Navneet Kaur, Navpreet Kaur.