Rani Rampal led the team to historic victories in the Women's Asia Cup in 2017, silver at the 2018 Asian Games and played a critical role in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in 2019 by scoring the deciding goal that helped India qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
In another match, Malaysia beat Sri Lanka 6-0 on the opening day of the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament.
Prabodh Tirkey will lead the 18-member Indian team at the Asia Cup in Chennai.
World Cup-winning junior coach Harendra Singh is set to apply for the vacant senior men's team coach and feels he is best suited for the role.
India's junior female hockey players were in for a surprise as the country's ODI cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni met them.
The camp for the Asia Cup will now commence from Tuesday.
Dutchman Herman Kruis became the first foreign coach of the Indian women's hockey team.
the Karnataka govt announced a reward of Rs two lakh to each of the four hockey players and a coach from the state, who were part of the Asia Cup winning Indian team, hours after national coach Joaquim Carvalho threatended to go on a hunger strike.
The Federation has apparently warned the players that talking to the media could cost them a place in the team.\n\n
The penalty-corner ace starred in India's 17-1 rout of Sri Lanka in the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament.
The Indian women's team has made rapid strides at the world level with significant performances in major tournaments
India will open their title defence campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in the eighth Asia Cup hockey tournament in Malaysia on Sunday after the schedule of the event was revised following Sri Lanka's last-minute pull out.
Coach Rajinder Singh is hoping his forwards come good in the semi-final of the Asia Cup.
High on confidence after their good start to the tournament, India are expecting to log at least a point to inch towards the semifinals when they take on formidable China in their Women's Asia Cup hockey match in Bangkok on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the national cricket team and the junior hockey side for their recent successes, saying that their performances have done done the country proud. In his 'Mann Ki Baat' address to the nation, Modi appreciated the sporting success that India has achieved in the past fortnight during which the cricket team routed England 4-0 in a Test series while the junior hockey team became world champion.
Overall, the record stands 1-1 between the two sides as Pakistan had the last laugh in the 2006 Games in Melbourne.
India edged out Malaysia 5-2, while Pakistan registered a 7-3 win over South Korea in the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament.
Malaysia beat Singapore 8-0 while Bangladesh crushed Thailand 13-0 on the opening day of Asia Cup hockey.
Drag-flicker Diwakar Ram continued his fine form and scored a brace to give India a comfortable 3-1 victory over Malaysia and place in the semi-finals of the men's junior Asia Cup hockey tournament, at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.
India posted a comfortable 10-0 win over Bangladesh, while South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 8-2 in the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament.
Kazakhstan finished fifth in the 5th Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament in New Delhi.
Malaysia beat Japan 5-3 in the third place play-off to win their maiden medal at the Asia Cup.
India went down 2-4 to China in the league match of the women's Asia Cup hockey tournament.
India beat Singapore 16-0 to top Pool A in the women's Asia Cup hockey tournament.
India beat Korea 3-2 in a Pool B match at the seventh BSNL Asia Cup hockey tournament.
The Indian women's hockey team beat Thailand 16-0 in the Asia Cup in Hong Kong.
India will look to keep their winning momentum when they take on Korea in Asia Cup hockey on Monday.
The team wants to practice under floodlights as all the Asia Cup matches will be held at night.
The Indian women's hockey team will begin their quest to win the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou on Wednesday, September 27th with their opening match against Singapore.
Singapore, Malaysia have accused India of fielding over-age players in the ongoing Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Hyderabad.
Former India hockey captain Viren Rasquinha suffered a rude shock during the Times Lit Fest in Mumbai on Sunday when socialite Suhel Seth questioned Rasquinha's presence on the sports panel of the lit festival.
Pargat Singh played a key role in Michael Nobbs' appointment as India's chief hockey coach but the former captain now says it is high time the under-performing Australian is given the "marching orders".
India's hockey coach said With Jugraj the penalty-corner conversion rate had gone up by 60-70 per cent.
Pakistan conceded a last minute goal to allow South Korea escape with a 3-3 draw in a thrilling pool 'B' match in the sixth men's junior Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Former India hockey captain Sardar Singh claimed that former coach Sjoerd Marijne and current high performance director David John forced him to make a shock retirement in September.
