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India and the defending champions Netherlands were originally scheduled to play on February 19 and 20 nonetheless the fits needed to be postponed following the visiting team’s scenario over upward push in Covid-19 conditions of their country, particularly the extremely contagious omicron variant of the infection.
The Indian girls folks’s team will have interaction on Olympic champions The Netherlands in a double-header of the FIH Official 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 nonetheless the fits needed to be postponed following the visiting team’s scenario over upward push in Covid-19 conditions of their country, particularly the extremely contagious omicron variant of the infection.
“As hosts, we’re chuffed to welcome the Dutch National Girls’s Crew to have interaction half in the FIH Official League fits here in India in April. No question, there is sort of a range of pleasure among the many Indian team players as they’ll be taking half in the World No.1 squad at home for the major time,” Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam said in a release.
The Netherlands Girls’s Hockey Crew, the defending Champions, will discuss with India for the FIH Hockey Official 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
India comprise conducted six fits so a ways in the FIH Official League. They beat China 7-1 and 2-1 in Muscat, followed by a 2-1 rob and a 3-4 loss in opposition to Spain in February.
They no longer too long ago beat Germany 1-1 (3-0 SO) after the company acquired an additional point having acquired the shootout 1-1 (2-1 SO) in the major match.
India had beforehand conducted the Netherlands on the Olympic Video games of their community stage match the build they misplaced 1-5. Netherlands went on to rob the Olympic Gold medal.
The Netherlands, World no.1, comprise so a ways conducted four fits in tournament. They beat Belgium 2-0 and 3-1 in October and November final yr followed by help-to-help 1-0 and 2-2 (3-2 SO) wins in opposition to Spain in February this yr.
In February, the fits were postponed following the Netherland’s scenario over “damaging intercontinental walk advice acquired from KNHB (Royal Dutch Hockey Affiliation) Clinical Committee and the NOC clinical workers.”
