Bengaluru, May 16 -- After a brief stint with the Indian junior team in 2023, Poovanna Chandura Boby is now training with the senior core group ahead of the European leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League leg.

The 22-year-old is currently part of the senior national camp at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru and has made it into the 40-member core group.

With the junior team, Poovanna had a fruitful spell, winning the Gold and Bronze medals at the 2022 and 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup, respectively. He was also part of India's Men's Junior Asia Cup winning squad in 2023 and made it to the senior national camp in August 2024, a Hockey India release said.

"I've played for the junior team in 2023 and now training with the senio...