Strategies will play a crucial role in the Hawkes Bay Cup 2015: Ritu Rani

New Delhi, 24 March 2015: As the preparatory camp of Indian Women Hockey team for the upcoming Hawkes Bay Cup 2015, New Zealand is going on with full throttle at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, Captain Ritu Rani is working on various game-plans with the coaching staff and experimenting varied team combinations with players.

The ongoing camp, which started on 22nd March and will conclude on 7th April, is a good platform for the team to work on their various aspects as well as analysing their strengths and weaknesses of the players. In the tournament, apart from speed and fitness the team is working on game-plan and strategies which will play a crucial role in the upcoming tournament.

After the unbeaten run in the recently concluded Hero Hockey World League Round 2 (Women), Ritu Rani’s team is stretching to their limits as they are gearing up to face some of the world’s best hockey teams at the new environment. With the recent form, Indian women’s team just have run extra mile and implement their out-of-the-box strategies on field to perform against the higher-ranked teams.

Speaking on the upcoming Tour, Captain Ritu Rani said, “Presently we are working on our game-plans and various strategies to counter the opponents. We are watching videos on them, how have they performed in the recent past, plus our videos where we have played against them and where we lacked while playing against them. Basis the videos we have started working on our play and accordingly our team coordination. Our major focus is our penalty corner coordination and variations that we are working on presently. We are confident of the series ahead and we will take it as an opportunity for us ahead of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final in June this year”.