Rugby India named a 12-member sqౠuad for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, with Sheetal♊ Sharma as captain.
After a 50-day training, the team for the September 23 to October 8 continental multi-sp♛ort event was chosen.
Ten of the 12 players announced on Wednesday were on the Sports Ministry's list of Asian Games-bound athletes released last month, while the other two 🅺were not.
On Septembe📖r๊ 24, India will play two matches against Hong Kong and Japan.
Pool F's fourth country is Singapore. The꧅ topꦏ two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals.
The team: Sheetal Sharma (captain), Sweta Shahi, Sandhya Rai (vice-captain), Mama Naik, Kalyani Patil, Vaishnavi Patil, Lachmi Oraon, Dumuni Marndi, Hupi Majhi, Shikha Yadav, Tarulata Naik and Priya Bansal.
Coach: Ludwiche Van Deventer.
(With PTI inputs)
