The Indian team is currently placed at the third spot in FIH Pro League with 15 points from eight matches, with five wins (three outright and two shootout) and three losses (one outright and two shootout).
India were on their way to humble Australia and end their unbeaten run in the Odisha leg until Craig Tom scored in the fourth and final quarter to take the match into the shootout.
Janneke Schopman recently resigned as the head coach of the Indian women’s hockey team.
The former Netherlands defender's resignation comes days after she had accused Hockey India of preferential treatment towards the men's team and their coaches and not respecting her enough.
Netherlands defeated India 4-2 in the penalty shootout after vice-captain Hardik Singh's third-quarter equaliser helped India hold the Dutch to a 1-1 draw.
Jyoti Chhetri represented India against USA in the FIH Pro League in Rourkela - just two kilometres away from her home in Panposh neighbourhood.
Harmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Abhishek and Raj Kumar Pal converted their chances in the shootout
Schopman's relationship with Hockey India soured after the Indian women, who had finished a historic fourth in the Tokyo Olympics, failed to make the Paris cut through the Asian Games.
Janneke Schopman took over from Sjoerd Marijne as the head coach of the India women's hockey team
The regulation period ended in a 1-1 stalemate with India scoring in the 19th minute through young drag-flicker Deepika Kumari and the US equalising through Ashley Seesa in the 45th minute.
Vandana Katariya scored in the 34th minute as world number nine India registered their second win of the tournament
India had the first real chance in the form of a penalty corner but captain Harmanpreet Singh's flick was saved in the goal-line by an alert Irish defender.
Harmanpreet (12th, 20th minutes) converted two penalty corners, while Sukhjeet Singh (18th) and Mandeep Singh (29th) were the other goal getters for India.
India had lost to China by the same 1-2 margin in their earlier match on 3 February in Bhubaneswar.
In the regulation time, Hardik Singh (13th minute) and Harmanpreet (58th) found the net for India, while Jip Janssen (30th) and Koen Bijen scored for the Dutch.
Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner in the seventh minute before scoring from the spot in the 20th minute, while Jugraj Singh and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay also contributed to the goal-fest.
Vandana Katariya (9th), Deepika (26th), and Salima Tete (56th) scored for the home side, while Sanne Caarls (42nd) netted the consolation goal for the USA.
If you take it from outside and, of course, it's a challenging situation but at the same time, you've got a level of professionalism and then from a start point of view we have to have our plans in place," said Craig Fulton.
As the Indian men's hockey team is all set to kick off their campaign at the FIH Pro League 2023-24, here is all you need to know about the tournament.
Varun Kumar has been booked by the Bengaluru Police after a woman accused the defender of sexually abusing her multiple times when she was a minor.
Grace and Tatum Stewart scored in a space of four minutes in an action-packed second quarter to put the Aussies in the lead. Kaitlin Nobbs would then catch the Indian defence napping in the final quarter and make it three-nil.
India vs Australia Highlights, Women's FIH Pro league 2024: FT India 0-3 Australia; Grace Stewart and Tatum Stewart score in a space of few minutes in the second quarter while Kaitlin Nobbs triples the Aussie lead in the final quarter.
The 22-year-old complainant alleged that she came in contact with India defender Varun in 2018 through Instagram, and the player raped her on multiple occasions promising her of marriage when she was 17.
Navneet Kaur was on the lone goal-scorer for India, who were guilty of squandering as many as six penalty corners.
Women’s FIH Pro League 2023-24: India will kick off the tournament with a match against China on Saturday.
Penalty corner conversion has been a thorn in the flesh for the Indian women's team of late.
Mohammed Raheel's hat-trick went in vain as India suffered a 4-7 defeat to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the FIH Hockey5s Men's World Cup on Tuesday.
For their exemplary performance in the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup, Hockey India has announced a cash award of Rs 3 lakh for each player and Rs 1.5 lakh each for the support staff.
Deep Grace Ekka was a vital cog in the Indian team's defence line at the Tokyo Games where India finished fourth.
Savita will be assisted by Vandana Katariya, who returned to the side as vice-captain after recovering from a cheekbone fracture, which forced the senior striker to miss the Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi earlier this month