~ Jyoti Singh will proceed to steer the staff as Captain ~
New Delhi, tenth November 2025: Hockey India at the moment introduced the Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Workforce for the upcoming FIH Girls’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025, scheduled to be held in Santiago, Chile from twenty fifth November to thirteenth December 2025.
The 20-member squad, that includes 18 gamers and two alternates, will look to place their intense preparations to the check and make a powerful assertion on the world stage. India have been positioned in Pool C, alongside Germany, Eire and Namibia. The Indian staff will start their marketing campaign in opposition to Namibia on 1st December, adopted by matches in opposition to Germany on third December and Eire on fifth December. The highest groups from every pool will progress to the knockout phases, which can be performed from seventh to thirteenth December.
The staff will proceed to be led by Jyoti Singh as Captain and Tushar Khandker as Chief Coach. The goalkeeping duties can be shared between Nidhi and Engil Harsha Rani Minz, whereas the defensive duties have been assigned to Manisha, Lalthanlualangi, Sakshi Shukla, Puja Sahoo, and Nandini.
In midfield, India will depend on Sakshi Rana, Ishika, Sunelita Toppo, Captain Jyoti Singh, Khaidem Shileima Chanu, and Binima Dhan. The ahead line consists of Sonam, Purnima Yadav, Kanika Siwach, Hina Bano, and Sukhveer Kaur, promising a pointy attacking entrance. Priyanka Yadav and Parwati Topno have been named as alternate gamers for the match.
Talking on the staff choice, Indian Junior Girls’s Hockey Workforce Chief Coach Tushar Khandker stated, “I’m very pleased with the squad and the best way they’re enjoying at this second. My foremost precept is self-discipline in Hockey and have stored that in focus whereas constructing this squad. We’ve gone by a rigorous coaching part and have labored onerous on our defensive construction and ending contained in the opponent’s scoring space. The women have proven immense enchancment and maturity in these previous few months.”
On the staff’s mindset earlier than departure, the coach stated, “We’re all prepared and really excited to journey to Chile. The women are totally motivated to carry out their greatest on the World Cup.”
Indian Junior Girls’s Squad:
GOALKEEPERS1. Nidhi2. Engil Harsha Rani Minz
DEFENDERS3. Manisha4. Lalthanlualangi5. Sakshi Shukla6. Puja Sahoo7. Nandini
MIDFIELDERS8. Sakshi Rana9. Ishika10. Sunelita Toppo11. Jyoti Singh12. Khaidem Shileima Chanu13. Binima Dhan
FORWARDS14. Sonam15. Purnima Yadav16. Kanika Siwach17. Hina Bano18. Sukhveer Kaur
ALTERNATE PLAYERS19. Priyanka Yadav20. Parwati Topno
