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Indian women hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne is of the belief that the coaching experience of Fergus Kavanagh during the Hockey India women defenders’ camp will be helpful for them. Marijne also stated that a good defensive unit can help the team create more scoring opportunities for the Indian team.

India women’s hockey team’s goalkeeper Savita has said that the opportunity to work with coach Martijn Drijver in the special women’s goalkeeping camp will be beneficial for the team before the FIH Olympic Qualifiers. Drijver, on the other hand, was impressed with the Indian goalies during the camp.

Indian women’s hockey team head coach, Sjoerd Marijne, has stated that the team defended very well in the final game of the tournament which they won by a score of 3-1 against Japan. Marijne also heaped praise on drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur who scored 11 goals at the FIH event in Hiroshima.

Ahead of the semi-final game against Chile in the ongoing FIH Women’s Series Finals, Rani Rampal has stated that India can’t underestimate the opponents. Rani also said that the team is well aware of the threat that Chile carry and will want to be at the top of the game from the start of the game.