India women's national field hockey team

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 6th in the FIH World Rankings, and are ranked as the best team in Asia. They have won the gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 1982 Asian Games. They have also won the Women's Asia Cup twice, i.e. in 2004 and 2017. They also won the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016.

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue, Nabhvarna
Association
ConfederationAHF (Asia)
Head CoachJanneke Schopman
Assistant coach(es)Soundarya Yendala
ManagerAnkita Billava Suresh
Tushar Khandekar
CaptainSavita Punia
Most capsVandana Katariya (276)
Top scorerRani Rampal (120)
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away
FIH ranking
Current 7 Steady (14 October 2023)[1]
Highest6 (June 2022)
First international
Scotland  6–1  India
(Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
India  24–0    Nepal
(Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India
(Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions (1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best result Champions (2004, 2017)
Team England vs Team India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

History

The team's breakthrough performance came at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Mandelieu in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the Olympic Games was at 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a women's event was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the Gold medal at the inaugural 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, defeating Korea in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[5] the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win.[6] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[7] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[8] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[9] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[10][11] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[10][12] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De! India (2007)

The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team.[13] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[5][14][15]

This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep Sahni read a short article about it).[16] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[17] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[18][19][20] Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.[21] Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls".[22] In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."[17]

Tokyo Olympics and resurgence

India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[23] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[24] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[25] in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup.

Medal table

Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total
Pro League0011
Commonwealth Games1113
Asian Games1247
Asia Cup2237
Asian Champions Trophy1214
Nations Cup1001
Champions Challenge0011
Hockey Series1001
Afro-Asian Games1001
South Asian Games1001
Total971127

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

No Year Host Position
11980Soviet Union Moscow, USSR
4th
22016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12th
32020Japan Tokyo, Japan
4th

World Cup

No Year Host Position
11974France Mandelieu, France
4th
21978Spain Madrid, Spain
7th
31983Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th
41998Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
12th
52006Spain Madrid, Spain
11th
62010Argentina Rosario, Argentina
9th
72018England London, England
8th
82022Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands
Spain Valencia, Spain
9th

Commonwealth Games

No Year Host Position
11998Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4th
22002England Manchester, England
1st place, gold medalist(s)
32006Australia Melbourne, Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
42010India New Delhi, India
5th
52014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland
5th
62018Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4th
72022England Birmingham, England
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Asian Games

No Year Host Position
11982India New Delhi, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)
21986South Korea Seoul, South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
31990China Beijing, China
4th
41994Japan Hiroshima, Japan
4th
51998Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
62002South Korea Busan, South Korea
4th
72006Qatar Doha, Qatar
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
82010China Guangzhou, China
4th
92014South Korea Incheon, South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
102018Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
112022China Hangzhou, China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Asia Cup

No Year Host Position
11989Hong Kong Hong Kong
4th
21993Japan Hiroshima, Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
31999India New Delhi, India
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
42004India New Delhi, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)
52007Hong Kong Hong Kong
4th
62009Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
72013Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
82017Japan Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan
1st place, gold medalist(s)
92022Oman Muscat, Oman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Asian Champions Trophy

No Year Host Position
1 2010 South Korea Busan, South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2 2011 China Ordos, China
4th
3 2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
4 2016 Singapore Singapore
1st place, gold medalist(s)
5 2018 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
6 2021 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea Withdrew
7 2023 India Ranchi, India Qualified

FIH Pro League

No Year Final Host Position
12021–22N/A
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
22023–24
Qualified

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

No Year Final Host Position
12022Spain Valencia, Spain
1st place, gold medalist(s)

South Asian Games

No Year Host Position
1 2016 India Guwahati, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)

World League

No Year Final Host Position
12012–13Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
14th
22014–15Argentina Rosario, Argentina
10th
32016–17New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
16th

Champions Challenge

No Year Host Position
1 2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2 2011 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
7th
3 2012 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
7th
4 2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland
8th

Hockey Series

No Year Host Position
1 2018–19 Japan Hiroshima, Japan
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Afro-Asian Games

No Year Host Position
1 2003 India Hyderabad, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Honours

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Defunct tournaments

Results and fixtures

2022

11 December 2022 2022 Hockey Nations Cup India  3–1  Chile Valencia, Spain
15:15 Sangita field hockey ball 3'
Sonika field hockey ball 11'
Navneet field hockey ball 32'
Report Villagran field hockey ball 44' Stadium: Estadio Betero
12 December 2022 2022 Hockey Nations Cup Japan  1–2  India Valencia, Spain
15:15 Takashima field hockey ball 49' Report Salima field hockey ball 5'
Beauty field hockey ball 40'
Stadium: Estadio Betero
14 December 2022 2022 Hockey Nations Cup India  2–0  South Africa Valencia, Spain
15:15 Deep Grace field hockey ball 14'
Gurjit field hockey ball 59'
Report Stadium: Estadio Betero
17 December 2022 2022 Hockey Nations Cup Spain  0–1  India Valencia, Spain
15:45 Report Gurjit field hockey ball 6' Stadium: Estadio Betero

2023

16 January 2023 South Africa–India Test Series South Africa  1–5  India Cape Town, South Africa
18:00 Bobbs field hockey ball 44' Report Rani field hockey ball 12'
Monika field hockey ball 20'
Navneet field hockey ball 24'
Gurjit field hockey ball 25'
Sangita field hockey ball 30'
Stadium: Cape Town University
17 January 2023 South Africa–India Test Series South Africa  0–7  India Cape Town, South Africa
17:00 Report Udita field hockey ball 9'
Vaishnavi field hockey ball 22'
Rani field hockey ball 22'
Sangita field hockey ball 25'
Navneet field hockey ball 26'
Vandana field hockey ball 27', 58'
Stadium: Cape Town University
19 January 2023 South Africa–India Test Series South Africa  0–4  India Cape Town, South Africa
17:00 Report Rani field hockey ball 2'
Deep Grace field hockey ball 18'
Vandana field hockey ball 20'
Sangita field hockey ball 46'
Stadium: Cape Town University
22 January 2023 South Africa–India Test Series South Africa  2–2  India Cape Town, South Africa
15:00 Bobbs field hockey ball 8'
Lombard field hockey ball 35'
Report Vaishnavi field hockey ball 29', 51' Stadium: Cape Town University
18 May 2023 Australia–India Test Series Australia  4–2  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 Utri field hockey ball 21'
Fitzpatrick field hockey ball 27'
Arnott field hockey ball 32'
Schonell field hockey ball 45'
Report Sangita field hockey ball 29'
Sharmila field hockey ball 40'
Stadium: MATE Stadium
20 May 2023 Australia–India Test Series Australia  3–2  India Adelaide, Australia
18:45 T. Stewart field hockey ball 12', 45'
Morgan field hockey ball 38'
Report Sangita field hockey ball 13'
Gurjit field hockey ball 17'
Stadium: MATE Stadium
21 May 2023 Australia–India Test Series Australia  1–1  India Adelaide, Australia
18:15 Brooks field hockey ball 25' Report Grace field hockey ball 42' Stadium: MATE Stadium
26 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023 India  1–1  England Terrassa, Spain
11:00 Lalremsiami field hockey ball 41' Report Hunt field hockey ball 7' Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
27 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023 Spain  2–2  India Terrassa, Spain
11:00 Giné field hockey ball 13'
Vidosa field hockey ball 26'
Report Navneet field hockey ball 14', 29' Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
29 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023 England  0–3  India Terrassa, Spain
11:00 Report Lalremsiami field hockey ball 13', 17', 56' Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
30 July 2023 Torneo del Centenario 2023 Spain  0–3  India Terrassa, Spain
11:00 Report Katariya field hockey ball 22'
Monika field hockey ball 22'
Udita field hockey ball 22'
Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
27 September 2023 2022 Asian Games PR India  13–0  Singapore Hangzhou, China
12:45 Udita field hockey ball 6'
Sushila field hockey ball 8'
Deepika field hockey ball 11'
Navneet field hockey ball 14', 14'
Grace field hockey ball 17'
Neha field hockey ball 19'
Sangita field hockey ball 23', 47', 53'
Salima field hockey ball 35'
Monika field hockey ball 52'
Vandana field hockey ball 56'
Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
29 September 2023 2022 Asian Games PR Malaysia  0–6  India Hangzhou, China
18:30 Report Monika field hockey ball 7'
Grace field hockey ball 8'
Navneet field hockey ball 25'
Vaishnavi field hockey ball 15'
Sangita field hockey ball 24'
Lalremsiami field hockey ball 50'
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
1 October 2023 2022 Asian Games PR South Korea  1–1  India Hangzhou, China
16:00 Cho H. field hockey ball 12' Report Navneet field hockey ball 44' Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
3 October 2023 2022 Asian Games PR India  13–0  Hong Kong Hangzhou, China
20:45 Vandana field hockey ball 2', 48'
Deepika field hockey ball 4', 54', 58'
Monika field hockey ball 7'
Grace field hockey ball 11', 42'
Sangita field hockey ball 27', 55'
Vaishnavi field hockey ball 34'
Navneet field hockey ball 58'
Report Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
5 October 2023 2022 Asian Games SF India  0–4  China Hangzhou, China
16:00 Report Zhong field hockey ball 25'
Zou field hockey ball 40'
Liang field hockey ball 55'
Gu field hockey ball 60'
Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
7 October 2023 2022 Asian Games 3P India  2–1  Japan Hangzhou, China
16:00 Deepika field hockey ball 5'
Chanu field hockey ball 50'
Report Y. Nagai field hockey ball 30+' Stadium: Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium
27 October 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy India  v  Japan Ranchi, India
20:30 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
30 October 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy China  v  India Ranchi, India
20:30 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
31 October 2023 2023 Asian Champions Trophy Japan  v  India Ranchi, India
20:30 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Women's Asian Champions Trophy.[26]

Caps updated as of 7 October 2023, after the match against  Japan.

Head coach: Janneke Schopman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
11 GK Savita Punia (captain) (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 260 0 India NCOE, Delhi
9 GK Bichu Devi Kharibam (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 17 0 India Indian Oil Corporation

3 DF Deep Grace Ekka (vice-captain) (1994-06-03) 3 June 1994 261 24 India Railways
8 DF Nikki Pradhan (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 159 2 India Railways
50 DF Ishika Chaudhary (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 26 0 India Indian Oil Corporation
18 DF Udita Duhan (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 90 8 India Indian Oil Corporation

15 MF Nisha Warsi (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 69 1 India Railways
30 MF Salima Tete (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 87 8 India Railways
32 MF Neha Goyal (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 136 18 India Railways
25 MF Navneet Kaur (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 141 44 India Railways
5 MF Sonika Tandi (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 76 7 India Income Tax
4 MF Monika Malik (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 212 17 India Railways
24 MF Jyoti Rumawat (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 44 5 India Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
22 MF Baljeet Kaur (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 6 0 India Hockey Punjab

20 FW Lalremsiami (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 119 34 India Railways
16 FW Vandana Katariya (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 296 91 India Railways
14 FW Sangita Kumari (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 33 15 India Railways
55 FW Deepika Kumari (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 16 5 India Indian Oil Corporation

Recent call-ups

These players were called-up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rajani Etimarpu (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 96 0 India Railways 2022 Commonwealth Games

DF Sushila Chanu (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 238 8 India Railways 2022 Asian Games
DF Gurjit Kaur (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 134 86 India Railways Australia–India Test Series
DF Mahima Choudhary (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 1 0 India Railway Sports Promotion Board 2021–22 Pro League
DF Suman Devi Thoudam (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 12 0 India Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy 2021–22 Pro League
DF Rashmita Minz (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 13 0 India Odisha Police 2021–22 Pro League
DF Akshata Abaso Dhekale (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 4 0 India Indian Oil Corporation Ltd 2022 Hockey World Cup

MF Vaishnavi Phalke (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 12 3 India Hockey Maharashtra 2022 Asian Games
MF Jyoti Chhatri (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 2 0 India Odisha Naval Tata HHPC 2023 Spain Torneo del Centenario
MF Navjot Kaur (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 209 18 India Railways Australia–India Test Series
MF Reena Khokhar (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 48 1 India Railways South Africa Test Series

FW Rani Rampal (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 254 120 India Hockey Haryana South Africa Test Series
FW Sharmila Devi (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 51 6 India Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Australia–India Test Series
FW Beauty Dungdung (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 8 1 India Indian Oil Corportation Ltd South Africa Test Series
FW Rajwinder Kaur (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 4 2 India Hockey Punjab 2021–22 Pro League
FW Mariana Kujur (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 8 1 India Railway Sports Promotion Board 2021–22 Pro League
FW Aishwarya Chavan (1997-10-18) 18 October 1997 1 0 India Hockey Maharashtra 2021–22 Pro League

Awards

Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge
Dhyan Chand Award
Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):

See also

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