Naveen Congratulates Odisha’s Deep Grace Ekka for Selected as Vice-Captain of Indian Women's Hockey Team for Commonwealth Games 2022 | News Room Odisha

Naveen Congratulates Odisha’s Deep Grace Ekka for Selected as Vice-Captain of Indian Women’s Hockey Team for Commonwealth Games 2022

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Odisha player Deep Grace Ekka on being selected as vice-captain of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team for the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham.

“Congratulate Odisha player, Deep Grace Ekka on being selected as vice-captain of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team for the Commonwealth Games 2022 to be held in Birmingham. Wish the team all the very best”, the CM tweeted.


Hockey India on Thursday announced an 18-member squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, starting on July 28.

The experienced pair of Savia Punia and Deep Grace Ekka will be the captain and vice-captain of the team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

India placed in pool A along with England, Canada, Wales and Ghana will begin their campaign on 29th July against Ghana.

Both Savia Punia and Deep Grace Ekka were also announced as captain and vice-captain for the FIH Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Spain and the Netherlands, from July 1-17.