KOLHAPUR forwardTanisha Shinde will lead an 18-member Hockey Maharashtrasquad at the 16th Hockey India Junior Wo men Na tional Championship 2026, to be played at the Ma jor Dhyanchand Ho ckey St adium, NehrunagarPimpri, from August 12 to 23. Nagpur’s YashasviKubde has also been selected in thesquad. Yashasvi, astudent of Ira International School and Jr College,is training atPune since last one month under Government’s Lakshvedh scheme. The squad was announced by Manoj Bhore, Associate VicePresident, Hockey India and Senior Vice-President, Hockey Maharashtra. Mumbai SAI defender Akansha Palhas been named vice-captain. The squad: Goalkeepers: AnushkaChavan (Satara),Amber Sayyed(Nashik).

 

Defenders: Zainab Khursheed (SAI), Niharika, Akansha Pal(Mumbai SAI), Akansha Kenjale (Satara), Shifa Mulani (Satara). Midfielders: Ruby Rathod (Mumbai SAI), Siddhi Gawali (Pune), Prachi Panchore (Yavatmal),ArpitaSarode (Pune), AsmitaGhotale (Sangli),Gunjan Baviskar (Yavatmal). Forwards: Anushka Bhavre(SAI), Kishori Kathode (Yavatmal), Tanisha Shinde (Kolhapur), Sanjana Raikwar (Pune), Yashavi Kubde (Nagpur). Stand-bys: Forward: NikitaVetal (Satara); Midfielder: GargiRaskar (Pune).