The Orange Ladies will travel to India without Yibbi Jansen and Freeke Moes. In playing city Bhubaneswar, the Olympic champion will work through four Pro League matches between Feb. 21 and 25. The Orange Ladies will play India and England twice at Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
National coach Raoul Ehren has selected 22 players for the first official international matches of this calendar year. Jansen and Moes will get rest to recover from their participation in the Hockey India League, which they won with their club Odisha Warriors. They will rejoin the training group in March. So will Mette Winter, Babette Backers, Sofie ter Kuile and Imke Verstraeten. The last three players were not selected for the Pro League trip to India. Winter is currently recovering from an injury and will not travel to India for that reason.
Elzemiek Zandee (SCHC) is no longer part of the training group. Also still missing from the team are Xan de Waard (SCHC) and Maria Verschoor (Amsterdam). Both took a step back after the successful Games in Paris.
17-time international Elzemiek Zandee. Photo: Willem Vernes
The Dutch will play England in India on Feb. 21-22 and the host country on Feb. 24-25. The Netherlands last played against England at the 2023 European Championships. In Mönchengladbach, the Orange Ladies won 7-0 in the semifinals. India was defeated twice last season in the FIH Pro League (1-0 and 3-1).
The selection for the Pro League in India
| Player | Club | Caps | Goals |
| Felice Albers | Amsterdam | 75 | 27 |
| Trijntje Beljaars | SCHC | 2 | 0 |
| Joosje Burg | Den Bosch | 54 | 24 |
| Pien Dicke | SCHC | 50 | 20 |
| Fay van der Elst | Amsterdam | 12 | 8 |
| Rosa Fernig | Den Bosch | 19 | 0 |
| Luna Fokke | Kampong | 48 | 10 |
| Stella van Gils | Amsterdam | 15 | 0 |
| Eline Jansen | Kampong | 3 | 0 |
| Marleen Jochems | SCHC | 30 | 0 |
| Josine Koning (k) | Den Bosch | 130 | |
| Sanne Koolen | Den Bosch | 124 | 1 |
| Renée van Laarhoven | SCHC | 75 | 3 |
| Frédérique Matla | Den Bosch | 143 | 101 |
| Noor van den Nieuwenhof | Kampong | 3 | 0 |
| Laura Nunnink | Den Bosch | 201 | 3 |
| Lisa Post | SCHC | 57 | 0 |
| Emma Reijnen | Den Bosch | 2 | 0 |
| Mikki Roberts | Tilburg | 1 | 0 |
| Pien Sanders | Den Bosch | 136 | 7 |
| Marijn Veen | Amsterdam | 57 | 26 |
| Anne Veenendaal (k) | Amsterdam | 129 |
by Hockey.nl
