New Delhi, June 5 -- For Bansari Solanki, being a reserve goalkeeper for the Indian Women's Hockey Team is not a place of uncertainty--it is a position of patience, preparation, and pride, according to a release from Hockey India.

The 24-year-old from Surat, Gujarat, has been part of the senior national camp for the past two years and was recently named as a reserve goalkeeper in India's squad for the upcoming European leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25.

Bansari is quietly putting in the work, staying mentally tuned in, and waiting for the moment her name is called. "I have learned to treat every training session like my debut," Bansari says. "It may not be today or tomorrow, but when the opportunity comes, I'll be ready--not just to pla...