~ The camp will take place from from 24th October to 7th December 2025 ~
Bengaluru, 24th October 2025: Hockey India on Friday announced a 39-member core probable group for the Senior Women’s National Coaching Camp, scheduled to take place at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru from 24th October to 7th December 2025.
The camp follows the Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s impressive campaign at the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 in Hangzhou, China, where the team bagged the Silver medal, further consolidating its position as one of Asia’s premier sides.
The goalkeeping unit features Bichu Devi Kharibam, Bansari Solanki, and Madhuri Kindo, alongside promising youngster Samiksha Saxena from Assam Hockey, who had impressed selectors with her performances at the National Championships earlier this year.
The defensive line-up will be anchored by experienced players Nikki Pradhan, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Udita, and Mahima Chaudhary, while rising stars Ishika Chaudhary, Jyoti Chhatri, Anjna Dungdung, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, and Suman Devi Thoudam add depth and youthful energy to the backline.
In midfield, the group blends skill and consistency with the experience of Neha, Salima Tete, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Manisha Chauhan, and Sharmila Devi, complemented by emerging talents Sujata Kujur, Mahima Tete, Albela Rani Toppo, and Pooja Yadav.
The forward line boasts an exciting mix of pace and finishing ability, featuring Navneet Kaur, Deepika Soreng, Sangita Kumari, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, Mumtaz Khan, Beauty Dungdung, Annu, Hritika Singh, Dipimonika Toppo, Chandana Jagadish and Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar. Star drag-flicker Deepika, who had missed the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 due to an injury, is also part of the senior camp.
Speaking about the camp, Indian Women’s Hockey Team Chief Coach Harendra Singh said, “The team showed great resilience and character at the recent Women’s Asia Cup, and this camp will give us the opportunity to build further on that momentum. Our focus will be on fine-tuning our structure, improving our conversion in key moments, and enhancing physical conditioning. “We also want to place greater emphasis on our defensive structure to enhance our freedom in attack and align more closely with our principles of play.”
“We have a good mix of experienced players and promising young talent, and it will be exciting to see how they push each other to raise the overall standard of the group,” he added.
This National Coaching Camp will serve as a crucial platform for identifying the final core group ahead of the team’s upcoming international calendar and preparations for future global tournaments.
Indian Women’s Hockey Team new 40-member Senior Core Group:
GOALKEEPERS
1. Bichu Devi Kharibam
2. Bansari Solanki
3. Madhuri Kindo
4. Samiksha Saxena
DEFENDERS
5. Mahima Chaudhary
6. Nikki Pradhan
7. Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam
8. Udita
9 .Ishika Chaudhary
10. Jyoti Chhatri
11. Jyoti
12. Akshata Abaso Dhekale
13. Anjna Dungdung
14. Suman Devi Thoudam
MIDFIELDERS
15. Sujata Kujur
16. Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke
17. Neha
18. Salima Tete
19. Manisha Chauhan
20. Ajmina Kujur
21. Sunelita Toppo
22. Lalremsiami
23. Sharmila Devi
24. Baljeet Kaur
25. Mahima Tete
26. Albela Rani Toppo
27. Pooja Yadav
FORWARDS
28. Dipimonika Toppo
29. Hritika Singh
30. Deepika Soreng
31. Navneet Kaur
32. Sangita Kumari
33. Deepika
34. Rutaja Dadaso Pisal
35. Beauty Dungdung
36. Mumtaz Khan
37. Annu
38. Chandana Jagadish
39. Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar
By Hockey India
