Indian women team will play first test match against the hosts New Zealand in Napier on Saturday 8 December.
A six match test series against New Zealand is a part of preparations for the FIH World League Round 2 Tournament to be hosted in Delhi from 18 – 24 February 2013.
The 18-member squad will be captained by Midfielder Ritu Rani while forward Soundarya Yendala will be the Vice-Captain.
The Schedule for the test series:
December 8: First Test, Napier
December 9: Second Test, Napier
December 11: Third Test, Palmerston North
December 12: Fourth Test, Palmerston North
December 14: Fifth Test, Wellington
December 15: Sixth Test, Wellingon
The squad:
Goalkeepers:
1. Savita
2. Rajani Etimarpu
Defenders:
3. Deep Grace Ekka
4. Kirandeep Kaur
5. Jaspreet Kaur
6. Kiran Dahiya
7. M.N Ponnamma
8. Deepika
Midfielders:
9. Sushila Chanu
10. Ritu Rani (Captain)
11. Chanchan Devi
12. Poonam Rani
13. Namita Toppo
14. Lilima Minz
Forwards:
15. Vandana Katariya
16. Navjot Kaur
17. Anupa Barla
18. Soundarya Yendala (Vice-Captain)
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