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Ritu Rani News
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The team, under newly-appointed Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne, began the season with a 5-0 win against Belarus in Bhopal.
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Midfielder Ritu had announced her retirement in September last year, post her wedding
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Ritu, who was controversially dropped from the team for the Rio Olympics citing "attitude" issues, however was included in the 29 probables for the National camp which began in Bhopal on Sunday.
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It remains to be seen whether the Indian women's hockey team can put a good show at the prestigious Games in absence of their most experienced player.
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Hockey India named Sushila as the skipper in place of Ritu Rani who was dropped from the squad by the selectors due to her poor form and attitude problems.
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Fighting tears, Ritu said she had never imagined that selectors will take such harsh decision and they have shattered her dreams of playing for country in Olympics.
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Indian eves' only appearance in the Olympics till now was in the 1980 Moscow edition, but there was no qualification process back then.
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In her absence, the leadership role could fall on another senior player Rani Rampal.
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Indian women's hockey team played out a 2-2 draw against Argentina in its second match of the tour to the South American country.
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The Indian goalpost will be guarded by Savita and Rajani Etimarpu.
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India will be led by experienced campaigner Ritu Rani.
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