Lalremsiami, who was a part of the Indian senior women’s hockey team which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, will lead the country’s 18-member junior squad at the FIH Junior World Cup starting in South Africa from December 5.
The event will witness 16 top teams from across the globe battle for the title which was previously won by Argentina in 2016.
While the 21-year-old Lalremsiami will captain the squad, defender Ishika Chaudhary will shoulder the responsibility of vice-captaincy.
The team also includes Salima Tete and Sharmila Devi, who were part of the senior team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Preeti and Prabhleen Kaur have been chosen as alternate players who will be permitted to compete if there is an injury or someone in the squad is ruled out due to COVID-19.
“To pick the final selection of 18 players was extremely difficult especially as all 28 players in the Core Probable Group worked very hard in the past months and made good progress,” Chief Coach Women, Janneke Schopman, said in a release issued by Hockey India (HI).
I just got the news that @Lalremsiami30 will captain the national team for the upcoming Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup. Along with her, another Mizoram’s player Marina Lalramnghaki also got called up in the national team.
— Robert Romawia Royte (@robertroyte) November 15, 2021
I congratulate them and wish them the very best! pic.twitter.com/uxXfBcl3iQ
“But we feel that we have selected a strong team that is able to compete with every team at the Junior World Cup. With the experience from the senior team and some great young talent we will show the best India has to give. The team is very excited as they have waited a long time to compete at the world stage and we’re looking forward to making the most of this great opportunity.”
Robert Romawia Royte, Minister of Mizoram Government has tweeted, ‘I just got the news that @Lalremsiami30 will captain the national team for the upcoming Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup. Along with her, another Mizoram’s player Marina Lalramnghaki also got called up in the national team. I congratulate them and wish them the very best!’.
