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India announces junior women's squad for Four Nations Tournament 2025

Goalkeeper Nidhi has been named captain, while Hina Bano will serve as her deputy, as Hockey India, on Saturday, announced a 24-member Indian junior women's team for the upcoming Four Nations Tournament in Rosario, Argentina. Scheduled between May 25 and June 2, the tournament will feature four countries — Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and India. 𝘼 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙟𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣'𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢. 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙨. 🇦🇷 Presenting the Indian Junior Women's squad for the 4 Nations Tournament in Argentina! 🏑 Led by 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 Nidhi and 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙚-𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 Hina… — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) May 13, 2025 As part of its preparation for the Junior World Cup in December, the Indian team will play two matches against each of the participating nations to evaluate its performance, assess team combinations, and refine strategies. Schedule May 25 - India vs Chile May 26 - India vs Uruguay May 28 - Argentina vs India May 30 - India vs Chile June 1 - India vs Uruguay June 2 - Argentina vs India 'We are looking to identify our best players from this squad, especially with the Junior World Cup just six months away. This tour will provide valuable international exposure and experience for the players,' Tushar Khandker, the coach of Indian Junior Women's hockey team, said. 'In the long term, we are also preparing them for a smooth transition to the senior team. That transition is only possible if they perform well in major tournaments like the World Cup, which makes this tour extremely important.' ALSO READ: Indian Women's Hockey Team Squad for European leg of FIH Pro League 2024-25 India will face Chile in the opening match on May 25. India Squad Goalkeeper: Nidhi, Engil Harsha Rani Minz Defenders: Mamita Oram, Lalthantluangi, Manisha, Puja Sahoo, Parwati Topno, Nandini, Sakshi Shukla Midfielders: Priyanka Yadav, Anisha Sahu, Rajni Kerketta, Binima Dhan, Khaidem Shileima Chanu, Sanjana Horo, Supriya Kujur, Priyanka Dogra Forwards: Hina Bano, Sonam, Sukhveer Kaur, Geeta Yadav, Lalrinpuii, Kanika Siwach, Karmanpreet Kaur Standby players: Vidyashree V, Huda Khan, Munmuni Das, Selestina Horo Related Topics Hockey India