Indian ladies’s hockey group midfielder Neha Goel believes that the upcoming FIH Women’s Nations Cup will present her with invaluable enjoying time to hone her expertise.
After ending a reputable fourth on the Tokyo Olympics after which returning with a bronze medal from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, India appears to be like to be a mighty pressure in ladies’s hockey, and the inaugural Nations Cup may very well be step one in that path.
“The FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2022 will see us play some good teams and it will provide us with game time for which there is no substitute. We have been consistently doing well against big teams in recent years and in Spain, we will be aiming to do more,” Neha stated in a Hockey India launch on Friday.
The match will likely be performed in Valencia, Spain from December 11-17. India are positioned in Pool B together with Canada, Japan and South Africa within the match, whereas Pool A consists of Ireland, hosts Spain, Italy and South Korea.
We can not take any group calmly. Each group may be very harmful in its personal method and we have now to play our greatest hockey in order that the group can attain the ultimate spherical. Every match is a brand new day and previous outcomes may have no bearing on the current one. India will open their marketing campaign in opposition to Canada after which play Japan earlier than ending their pool engagement in opposition to South Africa.
“These international matches and exposures give us tough situations and we learn to overcome and grow. This will only help the team become a more intimate unit and will undoubtedly help us in the future,” Neha stated.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
