~Aditya Arjun Lalage finished as the top scorer for the men’s team, while captain Manisha Chauhan emerged as the top scorer for the women’s team ~
New Delhi, October 24, 2025: The India A men’s and women’s hockey teams concluded their respective international exposure tours in China on a high note, showing promising performances and gaining valuable experience against competitive local opposition.
The India A Men’s Hockey Team played a four-match series against Gansu Club in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province from October 12 to 18, 2025, recording emphatic victories in all their matches.
The men’s side started the series in dominant fashion with a 7-0 win, thanks to goals from Varun Kumar and Selvam Karthi, who each converted a penalty corner, while Uttam Singh and Venkatesh Dhananjay Kenche scored field goals. However, Angad Bir Singh stole the show with a hat-trick.
In the second encounter, India defeated A Gansu 2-1 with Selvam Karthi and Aditya Arjun Lalage scoring a goal each.
The visitors continued their good form and stormed to an 8-0 win in the third match, with Poovanna Chandura Boby converting a penalty corner while Aditya Arjun Lalage, Maninder Singh, Selvam Karthi and Venkatesh Dhananjay Kenche scored field goals. Captain Sanjay also added to the scoreboard as he found success from a penalty corner, while Mohammed Raheel Mouseen added a brace to round off an impressive performance.
The series concluded with another high-scoring affair as India A defeated Gansu 8-3 in the final match. Rajkumar Pal, Uttam Singh and Venkatesh Dhananjay Kenche scored a field goal each, while Amandeep Lakra converted a penalty corner. Aditya Arjun Lalage scored two field goals, and captain Sanjay, who was consistent with his drag moves throughout the tour, converted two penalty corners to seal a clean sweep for the visitors.
Aditya Arjun Lalage finished as the top scorer for the India A Men’s team, with a total of four goals in as many matches, closely followed by Captain Sanjay, Selvam Karthi, Venkatesh Dhananjay Kenche and Angad Bir Singh, who scored three goals each in the series.
Meanwhile, the India A Women’s Hockey Team played a five-match series against Liaoning from October 13 to 21, 2025 at the Liaoning Sports Center in Dalian. The young side showed strong determination throughout the tour, finishing with four draws and one defeat.
In their opening match, India A held Liaoning to a 1-1 draw with Albela Rani Toppo finding the back of the net. In the second match, the team lost 1-3, despite a fantastic goal from Manisha Chauhan.
The women’s team recovered with consecutive draws: 1-1 in the third match, with Manisha Chauhan on the scoresheet again, and 2-2 in the fourth, with Baljeet Kaur and Manisha Chauhan finding the back of the net once each.
In the fifth and final match, both teams played out a thrilling 3-3 draw, with goals from Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar, Pooja Yadav and Deepika Soreng ensuring that India A Women’s Hockey Team ended the series on a positive note.