CWG 2022: Determined to turn our form around in Birmingham, says India hockey team captain Savita Punia

Barcelona: Indian women’s hockey team skipper Savita is determined to stage a turnaround in the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games after the team’s mediocre outing in the FIH World Cup. India finished joint ninth with China at the World Cup. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t play to our potential at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup. But we are very determined to turn our form around at the Commonwealth Games 2022. “We have a great squad with a fantastic balance of experienced and young players. We’ll take a fresh start at CWG 2022 and I am certain that we will be able to take on the best of teams in the competition,” Savita said. According to the captain, India are playing well but they need to tweak a few things to start winning consistently. “We have to improve upon a few aspects of our game and we will be focussing on that in the lead up to CWG 2022. I feel we have been playing well, but just need to tweak a few things in our game to start winning games consistently,” she added. The Indian team on Monday left for London from where they will travel to Birmingham on 23 July, after a camp in Nottingham. The Commonwealth Games will be held from 28 July to 8 August, and the Indian hockey team open their campaign against Ghana on 29 July, the first competition day. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ,  Twitter  and  Instagram .