Germany and Spain tour is important for Asian Games preparation: Savita

Bangalore. Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita said on Wednesday that her team is looking at the upcoming tour of Germany and Spain as an opportunity to prepare for the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou. The Indian team will leave for Europe on Wednesday. The team will travel to Germany for the first three-match series where apart from the hosts Germany, they will also play China. After this, they have to play against the hosts on July 25 in Terrassa, Spain, South Africa on July 27 and England on July 28. Before leaving for Germany, Savita said, “We are looking forward to this tour.

There will be a lot to learn from facing good teams before the Asian Games. “He said,” These matches are very important as we are preparing for the Asian Games. In the last few months, we have worked on our strengths and weaknesses and we will try to do our best. The Asian Games will be played in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.

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Indian Team: Goalkeeper: Savita (Captain), Bichu Devi Kharibam Defenders: Deep Grace Ikka, Nikki Pradhan, Ishika Chowdhary, Udita, Sushila Chanu Midfielders: Nisha, Monika, Salima Tait, Neha, Navneet Kaur, Sonika, Baljit Kaur, Vaishnavi Vithal Phalke, Jyoti Chhatri Forwards: Lalremsiami, Vandana Kataria, Sangeeta Kumari, Deepika.