The Indian women's hockey team has started their Asian Games campaign with a resounding 13-0 victory against Singapore.
The women in blue will face the New Zealand women's hockey team in the bronze medal match on Sunday, August 7.
Against Wales on Saturday, the Indian team recorded 3-1 victory, which saw goals from Gurjit Kaur and Vandana Katariya.
Defender Gurjit Kaur emerged to be the talisman that inspired India to victory against Ghana as she scored two goals.
The women's hockey squad from India was placed in Pool A with teams from Wales, Ghana, England, and Canada.
The Indian hockey team enjoyed a glorious year in 2021, with the men winning an Olympic medal after 41 years.
The last time the Indian women's team won gold at the Asian Games was in 1982, and Savita believes the team will need to go all out this time.
Hockey India (HI) released a statement that also said that their priority is the Asian Games next year, which will be an Olympic qualifier.
Rani Rampal and the Indian women's hockey team missed out on a medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
The scoreline at the end of the women's hockey match was 4-3 and it was the Great Britain team that bagged the bronze medal.