FIH Pro League: Indian women's team to host Netherlands on April 8 and 9
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India and the defending champions Netherlands were originally scheduled to play on February 19 and 20 but the matches had to be postponed following the visiting team's concern over rise in Covid-19 cases in their country, especially the highly contagious omicron variant of the infection.
The Indian women's team will take on Olympic champions The Netherlands in a double-header of the FIH Pro League on April 8 and 9 in Bhubaneswar, Hockey India said on Thursday.
India and the defending champions Netherlands were originally scheduled to play on February 19 and 20 but the matches had to be postponed following the visiting team's concern over rise in Covid-19 cases in their country, especially the highly contagious omicron variant of the infection.
"As hosts, we are happy to welcome the Dutch National Women's Team to participate in the FIH Pro League matches here in India in April. No doubt, there is a lot of excitement among the Indian team players as they will be playing the World No.1 squad at home for the first time," Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam said in a release.
The Netherlands Women's Hockey Team, the defending Champions, will visit India for the FIH Hockey Pro League match on April 8th and 9th at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.#IndiaKaGame #FIHProLeague @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports @Media_SAI @oranjehockey @FIH_Hockey pic.twitter.com/N9aEUcmEcI
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) March 17, 2022
