Indian Junior Women: As the Indian Junior Women’s hockey team is gearing up to play their five-match Australia Tour, to be held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from September 26 to October 2, head coach Tushar Khandker said the main goal of the team on the tour is to indentify the areas to work on in their build-up to FIH Junior Women's World Cup 2025.
The tour will offer valuable exposure for the young Indian squad, allowing them to test their skills in international conditions against strong teams. The team undertook a similar tour in Europe back in June, where they faced Belgium, Australia, and the Netherlands over five matches. India demonstrated their prowess by defeating Belgium three times in a row, followed by a win against Australia and a narrow shootout loss to the Netherlands.
Speaking on the team's last outing in Europe, Indian Junior Women’s Team coach Tushar Khandker said, "After our last tour, we have worked on some areas in terms of structural play and individual technical skills. We have reflected on those matches over the past three months and have done a good job in improving as a group. I hope that in these upcoming five games we'll be able to show what we have learned and worked on."
