Field hockey in India refers to two teams, the India men's national field hockey team and the 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 2016 and 2023.
Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam is an Indian field hockey player. A former captain of Indian national team, she has over 150 international caps to her credit. Born in Imphal, Manipur, Chanu began playing hockey at the age of eleven, and was soon selected for the national camp. She was awarded Arjuna Award for year 2023.
Rajani Etimarpu is an Indian field hockey player who represents the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Andhra Pradesh and plays as a goalkeeper. She represents Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments.
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The 2024 Hockey5s World Cup was the first edition of the FIH Women's Hockey5s World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for women's national hockey5s teams organized by the FIH. It was held from 24 to 27 January 2024, in Muscat, Oman.
Deepika Kumari is a field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. She hails from Hisar, Haryana. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She has ten caps as a Senior India player. She plays as a forward and specialises in drag-flicks.
Ishika Chaudhary is a field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She hails from Madhya Pradesh. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She made her debut for the Senior India team in 2022. She plays as a defender.
Beauty Dungdung is a field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays in the forward line.
Mahima Choudhary is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She hails from Kalsi village in Uttar Pradesh. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a defender.
Mariana Kujur is an Indian field hockey player and a member of the Indian women's hockey team. She plays for the Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic hockey tournaments. Kujur plays as a defender.
Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She plays for Hockey Maharashtra in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a defender.
Bichu Devi Kharibam is a field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. She hails from Manipur. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She is a goalkeeper.
Akshata Abaso Dhekale is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She is a defender. She made her debut for Senior India in March 2022.
Rajwinder Kaur is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. She hails from Punjab. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a forward.
Sanjay is an Indian hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender. He is named in the Indian hockey squad for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. He is also one of the second drag flickers for the team. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Rachel Louise Williams is an international field hockey umpire for FIH and the European Hockey Federation. Williams represents Great Britain and England Hockey on the FIH Pro League panel.
Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem is an Indian field hockey player from Manipur. He plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team and represents Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments.
Mohammed Raheel Mouseen is an Indian field hockey player from Karnataka. He plays as a mid-fielder for the Indian national team and represents Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) team in the domestic tournaments. He plays both the Hockey 5s and the Senior outdoor formats. He is named in the Indian Hockey5s team for the World Cup at Muscat, Oman from 24 January 2024.
Sunelita Toppo is an Indian women's field hockey player from Odisha. She plays as a forward. She made her senior India debut at the FIH pro-league against China in Bhubaneswar on 3 February 2024.
