Hangzhou [China], September 13 (ANI): Hockey India congratulated Navneet Kaur, the prolific participant, as she accomplished 200 International Caps. She reacheded the milestone when India drew in opposition to Japan of their Super4s match on the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 in Hangzhou on Saturday.
Notably, Navneet is presently the second-highest scorer for India on the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup 2025. The 29-year-old made her senior debut in 2014, after serving to the Junior staff win a Bronze medal on the 2013 Junior Women’s World Cup. She has since been one of the crucial constant performers within the Indian Women’s Hockey Team.
Over the years, she has represented India in each main world event and performed a pivotal function within the staff’s rise on the worldwide stage. She was a part of the staff that produced a historic run on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the place the Indian Women’s Hockey Team completed fourth, narrowly lacking out on a medal, as per a press launch from Hockey India.
At the Commonwealth Games, Navneet featured within the 2022 version in Birmingham, the place she helped India clinch the Bronze medal. She was additionally a part of the staff’s memorable campaigns on the Asian Games, successful the Silver medal in 2018 at Jakarta-Palembang and the Bronze medal in 2022 at Hangzhou.
Navneet was additionally a part of the Indian squad that received the Gold medal on the 2017 Women’s Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, and later the Bronze medal in Muscat on the 2022 version. Adding to her spectacular profession, she was additionally a part of the Indian staff that received the Silver medal on the Asian Champions Trophy in Donghae in 2018, adopted by back-to-back Gold medal wins within the 2023 version in Ranchi and the 2024 version in Rajgir.
Speaking on her milestone, Navneet Kaur stated, ‘It is a really particular second in my profession. It has been a tremendous journey ever since I made my debut in 2014. The final decade has been stuffed with studying experiences. Each event has taught me one thing new, and I really feel grateful to my household, teammates, coaches and the followers for his or her assist all through. Wearing the India jersey is a privilege I cherish each single day, and milestones like these remind me of how grateful I’m. I’ll proceed to offer my finest and hope to encourage extra younger ladies to take up hockey.’
Congratulating Navneet on her milestone, Hockey India President Dr Dilip Tirkey stated, ‘Playing 200 matches for India is a mark of each excellence and endurance. Navneet has been an integral a part of the Indian Women’s Team’s rise in recent times. She has scored essential targets, proven nice consistency, and been a job mannequin for the youthful gamers coming into the staff. We are extraordinarily pleased with her milestone and need her many extra successes in her profession.’
Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh additionally congratulated Navneet and stated, ‘Navneet Kaur’s journey is an inspiration for each younger woman who desires of taking part in hockey for India. Achieving 200 caps on the highest stage requires great exhausting work and dedication. Hockey India congratulates her on this outstanding achievement and appears ahead to her continued contributions to the staff’s success.’ (ANI)