Hangzhou [China], September 4 (ANI): The Indian Women’s Hockey workforce is all set to tackle Thailand as they kick off their Women’s Asia Cup 2025 journey on September 5.
India, having final confronted Thailand in the course of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024, will look to proceed its momentum and win the sport with margin.
The two groups have confronted one another seven occasions up to now, with India having received all of the matches and solely having conceded 1 aim in these 7 seven matches, in response to a press launch from Hockey India.
Talking about their upcoming match, Indian captain Salima Tete mentioned, ‘Though Thailand is ranked a lot decrease than us within the FIH Rankings, we aren’t them or any workforce as a simple opponent, and we’ll go all out in each match. This can even be our very first match of the Asia Cup 2025, and it’ll thus set the tempo for all of the upcoming matches. We plan to check our energy and techniques and win with margin in opposition to them earlier than we face Japan the following day.’
India, which, together with Japan, Thailand, and Singapore, has been drawn into Pool B, will face Thailand at 12:00 PM IST on September 5. The workforce will probably be seeking to prime their pool and make their solution to the Super 4, taking one stepcloser to securing the trophy, the Hockey India press launch added.
Talking concerning the upcoming matches, Harendra Singh, Chief Coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, mentioned, ‘Our workforce has mixture of youth and skilled gamers, and whereas we have now had just a few harm setbacks, I’m nonetheless assured that the workforce will do effectively. The match in opposition to Thailand will assist us check our energy and likewise give us a glimpse of what to work on earlier than dealing with Japan the following day. The ladies are assured and looking out ahead to the competitors.’
India received the Women’s Asia Cup twice, first in 2004 and once more in 2017. In the final version of the occasion, India had completed third within the event. (ANI)