India women's national field hockey team

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
Association
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachHarendra Singh
CaptainSalima Tete
Most capsVandana Katariya (311)
Top scorerRani Rampal (120)
Team colours
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 Steady (13 August 2024)[1]
Highest6 (2022, 2023)
First international
Scotland  6–1  India
(Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
India  24–0    Nepal
(Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India
(Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions
(1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2017)

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 9th in the FIH World Rankings, and are ranked as the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 1982 Asian Games. They have won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and won the Asian Champions Trophy, in 2016 and 2023.

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "India women take on Scotland in hockey". The Hindu. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Before 26–0: Indian hockey team's biggest wins before Hong Kong rout". 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Women Field Hockey VI IFWHA World Conference 1956 Sydney (AUS) – 23.05–03.06 South Africa". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.