Equal raiders, defenders in women’s team

LUDHIANA: The India women’s team for third edition of the Kabaddi World Cup was selected after the final trials at the Guru Nanak Dev stadium on Wednesday. A 14-member team was selected, apart from the six standby players, after a week long camp in which 31 girls participated. Among the 20 players named, there are equal numbers of raiders and defenders.
While the raiders in the team are Priyanka Devi, Sukhwinder Kaur, Priyanka Pilania, Mandip Kaur, Kulwinder Kaur, Meena, and Pinki Pilania, the standby raiders include Jyoti, Suman and Suman Gill. The defenders in the team are Anu Rani, Renu, Mandip Kaur, Jatinder Kaur, Manisha Gill, Sukhdeep Kaur and Sonia and Randeep Kaur, Ritu and Manpreet Kaur are the standby defenders.
After the trials, the selected girls were sent to Delhi, where they will undergo a dope test on Thursday morning. The team will have to defend its title, which it won last year by defeating England. The participating nations include Canada, Denmark, England, Malaysia, Turkmenistan and USA.