Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 28 (ANI): The Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team left for the distinguished Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 from Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday morning. The Junior Asia Cup, a qualifying occasion for the FIH Junior World Cup, is scheduled to start on June 2 in Kakamigahara, Japan.
The Indian Junior Women’s crew will likely be up towards Korea, Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan in Pool A in the course of the group stage. At the identical time, Pool B consists of hosts Japan, China, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong China and Indonesia. The Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 is a crucial occasion for the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team as the highest three nations from the event will qualify for the FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2023.
India’s marketing campaign will likely be spearheaded by Captain Preeti together with Vice Captain Deepika and the squad additionally options gamers who’ve had the expertise of enjoying with the Senior aspect. “We are very confident of our campaign. We have a good, experienced team. We have worked hard over the past few months and the team is quite excited and eager to do our best in Japan,” expressed Preeti.
India will start their marketing campaign towards Uzbekistan on June 03 adopted by a match towards Malaysia on fifth June. They will tackle Korea on June 06 adopted by a match towards Chinese Taipei. The Semis will likely be held on June 10 whereas the Final will likely be performed on June 11.
“We have been fortunate to gain some experience playing against the Senior side as we trained on the same campus. Our team has also been on campus together for a while so there is a good team bonding and we know our strengths and weaknesses,” defined Vice Captain Deepika forward of the crew’s departure.
The Junior aspect will likely be trying to take one match at a time and goals to complete on the rostrum. “Typically, in this tournament, India has always done well and we look forward to keeping that trend going. Our first aim will be to finish on top in the group stage and then take it one match at a time in the knockout stage,” added Deepika.
On June 3, India will tackle Uzbekistan of their first Pool A match. (ANI)