Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Lal Bahadur Four-Nation Women's Hockey

Five players from Northeast in Indian squad:

New Delhi, Nov 27: Five players from the Northeast were included in the 18-member Indian squad announced for the four-nation Lal Bahadur Shastri Women's hockey tournament to be held at Shivaji Stadium here from December 1-5.

The five are: Rosalind Ralte from Mizoram and four from Manipur -- Th. Ranjita Devi, Th. Anuradha Devi, Asem Manorama Devi and S Ranjita Devi.

Ralte, Th Ranjita, Manorama are midfielders while Anuradha and S Ranjita play upfront.

Apart from hosts India, other teams taking part in this round robin league tournament are Italy, Azerbaijan and Malaysia.
India play Malaysia on December 1, Italy on December 2 and Azerbaijan on December 4.

The Squad:
Mamta Kharab (captain), Suman Bala (vice-captain), Marita Tirkey, Kirandeep Kaur, Rosalind Ralte, Ritu Rani, Saba Anjum, Th. Ranjita Devi, A. Manorama Devi, Subhadra Pradhan, Dipika Murthy, Binita Toppo, Nilima Kujur, Gagandeep Kaur, Mukta P Barla, Th. Anuradha Devi, Yendala Saundarya, S. Ranjita

Officials: Chief Coach: Gurdyal Singh Bhangu; Coach: YS Chauhan; Asstt. Coach: NS Saini; GK Coach: AB Subbaiah; Manager: Mridula Sinha

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