India started their campaign in 6th Junior Women’s Asia Cup against Sri Lanka on June 27 and defeated them 16-0. India will then face Singapore, China and Malaysia in their group stage matches. (Detailed Schedule Here)
Ritu Rani
This tournament will be the qualifier for the FIH Junior Women World cup to be held in 2013. The 18 member squad will be lead by experienced midfielder Ritu Rani while forward Poonam Rani will be the Vice-Captain. India are the bronze medalists of last edition of Junior Women Asia Cup played at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2008.
Team India Junior Women’s Team Players – 6th Asia Cup
| Shirt No. | Players Name | Caps |
| 1 | Sukhmani Virk (GK) | 0 |
| 2 | Pinki Devi Thokchom | 14 |
| 3 | Deep Grace Ekka | 12 |
| 4 | P Sushila Chanu | 29 |
| 5 | Namita Toppo | 0 |
| 6 | Monika | 0 |
| 7 | Kiran Dahiya | 15 |
| 8 | Ritu Rani (Capt.) | 133 |
| 9 | Poonam Rani (V-Capt.) | 72 |
| 10 | Vandana Katariya | 53 |
| 11 | Lilima Minz | 7 |
| 12 | Navneet Kaur | 1 |
| 13 | Anupa Barla | 7 |
| 14 | Navjot Kaur | 0 |
| 15 | Nikki Pradhan | 0 |
| 16 | Bigan Soy (GK) | 0 |
| 17 | M Lily Chanu | 3 |
| 18 | Manjeet Kaur | 0 |
Staff:
Narinder Singh Saini (Coach), Kamlesh Kumar Meena (Doctor), Gaurav Mehra (Physiotherapist), Siwach Pritam (Stand-in Manager), Rekha Bhide (Manager)
Photo by: www.mncaphoto.com Matías Noé Correa Arce / CAH . www.cahockey.org.ar
