Rani Rampal has played more than 200 matches for India and she recently helped the country secure Tokyo Olympics berth.
India made a late comeback to level the scores before emerging 3-1 victorious in the shoot-out in their second FIH Pro League match against the Netherlands on Sunday.
The Indian men's hockey team made a dream debut at the FIH Pro League, beating world number three Netherlands 5-2 in the opening match of the two-game encounter on Saturday.
India will kick-start its preparations for the quadrennial showpiece when it debuts in the FIH Pro League against world No.3 the Netherlands.
Hockey India named a 20-member Indian Men's Hockey team for the much-awaited season opener of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2020.
Sunita Lakra played 139 matches for India and her achievements also included being part of the side that claimed the 2014 Asian Games bronze medal.
2020 Olympics: The Indian men's and women's hockey teams will open their campaigns against New Zealand and the Netherlands respectively at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The disciplinary committee of Hockey India has suspended 11 players for varying number of months along with team officials for their involvement in an ugly brawl in the 56th Nehru Senior Hockey Tournament.
Indian junior women's hockey team finished on top of the points table despite losing 1-2 to Australia in their fourth and final match of the competition.
India will host the Men's Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time after the country was picked to stage the game's showpiece event in 2023 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) earlier this month.
Punjab Police and Punjab National Bank hockey teams indulged in a brawl during Nehru Cup finals match on Monday.
Indian men's hockey team has been clubbed along with defending champions Argentina, while Indian women's team has been placed in Pool A along with defending champions Great Britain.
World Children's Day saw the International Hockey Federation post a video of little children playing hockey.
The Men's Hockey World Cup is scheduled to be played from January 13-29, 2023.
India were made to work in the next two quarters before the visitors buckled and conceded four goals in the final quarter.
The Indian team sealed its place in next year's Olympics after beating USA 6-5 on aggregate despite losing the second match 1-4 against the visitors.
Indian men's hockey team thrashed Russia 7-1 in second leg to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Locked at 5-5 on aggregate scoreline, it took an inspirational strike from Rani Rampal in the 48th minute to hand India the vital lead.
