Ranjeetha to lead

BANGALORE: T.H. Ranjeetha will captain the under-21 Indian women’s hockey team to the twin tours of Canada (May 24 to June 6) and New Zealand (June 15 to 22) and the World Cup at Boston from August 3 to 16.

The teams: For the tour of Canada, New Zealand and the Under-21 World Cup in Boston: Goalkeepers: Jasdeep Kaur, Savita. Preeti Kiru, Sandeep Kaur, Joydeep Kaur, Rosaline Ralte, T.H. Ranjeetha (captain), Manoram Devi, Sunita Lakra, Kirandeep Kaur, Kiran Dahiya, Ritu Rani, Rani Devi, Vandana Kataria, Monika Badran, Poonam Rani, Rosalin Dung Dung, Saundarya. Standbys: Rajini, Lalrim Ruati.

Senior women’s team (four-nation at Durban, May 27 to June 7): Goalkeepers: Deepika Murthy, Marita Tirkey, Binita Toppo, Eti Srivastava, Sulochana Kisan, Mukta Barla, Deepika Thakur, Amubi Devi, Sushila Chanu, Surinder Kaur (captain), Mamta Kharab, Vartika Singh, Rijuta Mullick, Chanchan Devi, Saba Anjum, Lalrim Rutai. Standby: Yogita Bali (gk).— Special Correspondent