: Womens Hockey World Cup: India seek revenge against England #IndiaNEWS #Hockey Amstelveen (Netherlands): No more considered as pushovers, a rejuvenated India would seek revenge against England when

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Womens Hockey World Cup: India seek revenge against England #IndiaNEWS #Hockey
Amstelveen (Netherlands): No more considered as pushovers, a rejuvenated India would seek revenge against England when the two sides open their Pool B campaign in the Womens Hockey World Cup here on Sunday.
The Indian womens hockey team would be eager to settle scores against a side which shattered their bronze medal hopes in last years Tokyo Olympics.
India came tantalisingly close to claiming their maiden Olympic medal in Tokyo, only to lose 3-4 against England, who are playing as Great Britain in the showpiece here.
But going into the tournament, the Indians would be high on confidence, especially after finishing a creditable third in their maiden outing in the FIH Pro League. Indias best performance in the World Cup was a fourth place finish at the inaugural edition in 1974, but since achieving a historic fourth place in Tokyo Games, the team has been on a phenomenal rise.
The Indian womens team achieved its best-ever world ranking, a sixth position in May and then gave some top teams of the world a run for their money in the FIH Pro League. The Indian team finished on the podium ahead of strong sides like Belgium, Australia and England.
Experienced goalkeeper Savita Punia performed captaincy responsibilities brilliantly since taking over from talismanic Rani Rampal, who has been sidelined since the Tokyo Games due to a hamstring injury. Savita has been in stellar form, while she will have young and energetic back-up in Bichu Devi Kharibam.
The backline will be under the watchful eyes of vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Udita and Nikki Pradhan, while the responsibility of building the attacks will be on the shoulders of Sushila Chanu, Neha Goyal, Navjot Kaur, Sonika, Jyoti, Nisha and Monika. Salima Tete, who has been in terrific form and is known for electrifying runs down the flanks, will need to play the linking role.
The responsibility of scoring goals will be on experienced Vandana Katariya, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur and Sharmila Devi.

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