Hockey India names 20-member junior women's team for matches against France

Hockey India on Wednesday named the Indian Junior Women's Hockey team for the upcoming matches against France to be held in Lucknow and Gorakhpur, beginning February 8.The team is slated to play a total of four matches. The first two will take place at Padma Shri Mohammad Shahid Synthetic Hockey Stadium in Lucknow on February 8 and 9 respectively. While the third match is scheduled to be played at the Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur on February 11.India and France will return to Lucknow for the fourth and last match, which will be played on February 13."The upcoming matches against the French Women's National team will be helpful for our team in gaining match-fitness and experience different match situations," Coach Baljeet Singh said."We will be up against a group of players who have played together for a considerably long time, and I feel our team's combination for the matches is such that it will give all the players an opportunity to contribute with their efforts on