India on Friday named an strong 18-member junior women's team for a three-nation hockey tournament to be held in Canberra, Australia from December 3 to 8.
Besides India, the other competing teams are hosts Australia and New Zealand.
The tournament will see India play a total of four matches -- two each against Australia and New Zealand.
In the tournament opener, Australia will take on New Zealand while India will play their first match on December 4 against New Zealand.
The Indian team junior women's team will be captained by Suman Devi Thoudam while Ishika Chaudhary has been named as the vice-captain.
Speaking about the composition of the team, Indian junior women's hockey team coach Baljeet Singh said, "We had a good experience earlier this year when we took part in matches in Ireland and Belarus, and we are expecting a tougher challenge this time in Australia.
"The players who have been selected in the side provide some good options for us, both defensively and going forward. ...
