6 Indian women's hockey players you need to know

#5 Amandeep Kaur

Amandeep is one of the rising stars from the team

A young player from Punjab who first represented India in last year’s Asian Games where the team clinched the bronze medal, Amandeep Kaur is one of the rising stars of Indian women’s hockey. A talented player who played as a midfielder earlier and now plays as a forward, Kaur has said in interviews that her training is intense and she constantly tries to learn from experienced players like captain Ritu Rani about various techniques such as back passing, passing to the strikers and shooting from outside the D.

In a recent match against Germany during the Span tour last month, it was Amandeep’s penalty corner coversion in the 55th minute that led to India’s victory.