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Hockey India awards: Hardik Singh, Savita Punia named Players of the Year
•The 24-year-old Hardik beat his illustrious senior players like Manpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh to win the coveted award for 2022 named after hockey legend Balbir Singh senior at the fifth Hockey India Annual Awards.
FIH Nations Cup: Savita Punia to lead Indian women's hockey team in December, Navjot Kaur makes comeback
•India are grouped in pool B alongside Chile, Japan, and South Africa in the FIH Nations Cup.
PR Sreejesh, Savita Punia voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeepers of Year
•PR Sreejesh is the third player to win the award back-to-back. Similarly, Savita Punia is the third athlete to win the goalkeeper of the year award.
CWG 2022: Determined to turn our form around in Birmingham, says India hockey team captain Savita Punia
•According to Savita, India are playing well but they need to tweak a few things to start winning consistently.
India women's team captain Savita Punia asks fans in Europe to show their support at Hockey World Cup 2022
Fpsports •India will play England, China, and New Zealand who are pooled alongside them in group B in the league stage.
FIH Pro League: India announces 24-member women's hockey team, Savita Punia remains captain
•India on Saturday named a 24-member women's hockey team, to be led by Savita Punia, for the European leg of the the FIH Pro League matches in Belgium and Netherlands in June.
Women's FIH Pro League: In Rani Rampal's absence, Savita Punia to lead India; Sangita Kumari new face
•Under the leadership of Savita, the Indian women finished third in the Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman last month
After Asia Cup bronze, India shift focus to FIH Hockey Pro League 2021/22
•India won the bronze medal in Asia Cup after beating China 2-0 in the third-place match.
Asia Cup hockey 2022: Defending champions India look to continue momentum after Olympic high
•Goalkeeper Savita will lead the side in the absence of Rani Rampal, who has been rested to recover from a hamstring injury.
Savita Punia named captain of Indian women's hockey team for Asia Cup 2022 in Muscat
•Since regular skipper Rani Rampal is recovering from an injury in Bengaluru, Savita will lead the side in the tournament, which is scheduled to be held between January 21-28 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.