Vandana to lead Indian hockey eves in Oz tour

Vandana Katariya will captain Indian senior women’s hockey team in the Test Series against Australia to be played at Melbourne from November 23 to November 30.

Defender Sunita Lakra will be the vice-captain of the 18-member squad.

Team:

Goalkeeper: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu.

Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Salima Tete, Sunita Lakra (vice-captain), Rashmita Minz, Navdeep Kaur.

Midfielders: Nikki Pradhan, Navjot Kaur, Karishma Yadav, Rani, Deepika, Monika.

Forwards: Poonam Rani, Anuradha Devi Thokchom, Vandana Katariya (captain), Preeti Dubey, Sonika.