New Delhi [India], India women's hockey team defender Ropani Kumari reflected on the past year and how frequent opportunities to play with the Indian junior women's hockey team have contributed to improving her skills, the 19-year-old She was part of the team that won the gold medal at the Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 and also traveled with the team to Dusseldorf, Germany for the 2023 Four Nations Junior Women's Invitational Tournament. Was a major player. Chile and played all six games.

“It was a good year for me because I was able to earn consistent opportunities with the team and improve as a player. I thank the support staff and coaches for supporting me and my teammates for allowing me to According to Hockey India, winning the gold medal in the Women's Junior Asia Cup is one of my favorite memories.Ropani was recently named in the 33-member national women's team core group, which is training at the SAI center in Bengaluru, till May 16. Sri was among the players who were selected from the 60-member assessment team that reported to the camp. Speaking on her experiences training with the senior team after the selection trials held on April 1, 6 and 7, Ropani said, "It has been a great experience for me as I have been able to rub shoulders with the best players. They are constantly giving us proper guidance and ensuring that we feel comfortable at all times."

Asked what advice he has received from senior players, Ropan elaborated, "They are constantly giving us advice on how to deal with pressure and how to stay calm during tough games.This has been one of the major aspects where I feel I can improve. It has been a great learning experience for me and I think it will help in increasing my growth rate.

Ropani is now looking to work even harder to make her senior T debut and is hoping that she will get the chance to showcase her talent against her competitors. “It is everyone's dream to represent the country, and as a team, we are very focused on our development this year. I am looking forward to working harder than ever so that whenever my name comes into the competition If called upon to become one, I will be ready."Senior team squad. I look forward to competing against the best teams as it will also help me understand the level of hockey played at this level," he signed off.