The Indian women’s hockey team is ready for a thrilling five -match series in Australia from 26 April to 4 May 2025, which is an important step in their street for the FIH Pro League’s European leg.
The tour closes with a back-to-back matches against Australia A on 26 April and 27 April, before the real challenge begins: May 1, 3, and 4 against the world’s number 5-ranked hockeys-all were hosted at the prestigious Perth Hockey Stadium.
Currently Fih entered the ninth place in the World Ranking, India entered a series of confidence wave. His recent performance against World No. 1 Netherlands, after a 2–2 draw, has set a tone to promise to be a competitive series after winning a dramatic bonus-point shootout in Bhubaneswar.
India also holds a history of bold performance against Australians. In the 2023-24 FIH Pro League, India staged a 1-0 win to the previous Australia. And who can forget its historic victory at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, where India surprised the three -time Olympic champion in the semi -finals? While the 2022 Commonwealth Games ended in Heartbreak after the loss of semi -final shootouts, the competition proved that India could go from toe to toe with them.
He said, Australia still leads the head-to-head with 10 wins in 16 matches since 2013. India has won three wins, while three games have ended in draw.
Head coach Harendra Singh emphasized the importance of the tour.
“This is an important part of our preparation for the FIH Pro League’s European leg. A top -level side like Australia will test us and reveal the areas that we need to intensify. We have shown our subtlety against teams like Netherlands, now it is about maintaining that level, but recently we are making uproar,” Yard in training before leaving for Perth. ,
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