DESCRIPTION:
* An 18-member team, including four from Odisha, will represent India in the above-mentioned championship.
* The team was selected following a preparatory camp in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat.
* India have been clubbed in Group B alongside Bhutan and Bangladesh.
* The Indian eves will square off against Bhutan in their opening encounter on April 20.
* India will clash swords against Bangladesh on April 21.
* The four Odisha players are defenders Santi Murmu, Janaki Murmu, Eva Panna and mid-fielder Bannua Kabiraj.
* Odisha`s Sradhnajali Samantray will accompany the team as assistant coach.
* Maymol Rocky is the head coach of the Indian team.
INDIAN TEAM:
Goalkeepers: Ashika Gadekar (Goa), Ketaki Tyagi (Delhi).
Defenders: Aparna Roy (Kerala), Soni Kumari (Bihar), Santi Murmu (Odisha), Janaki Murmu (Odisha), Eva Panna (Odisha).
Mid-fielders: Rabiya (Manipur), Samiksha (Haryana), Bannya Kabiraj (Odisha), Laxmi Devi Yumnam (Manipur), Nisha Kumari (Bihar).
Forwards: Soumya Guguloth (Andhra Pradesh), Karishma Rai (Sikkim), Thailand Yumlembam (Manipur), Somaaya Mukundan (Goa), Bhagyashree Dalvi (WIFA), Sushmita Jadhav (Goa).
RESULTS:
April 20: India (Karshima Rai 4, Thailand Devi 3, Aparna Roy, Somaaya Nadia, Soumya Guguloth, Bannya Kabiraj, Laxmi Devi) beat Bhutan 12-0.
April 21: India (Soni Kumari 25th) drew with Bangladesh 1-1.
April 24 (SF): Nepal beat India 1-0.
April 25 (For 3rd Place): India vs Iran. Match cancelled due to earthquake.