Bengaluru, Sept. 23 -- The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team departed from the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, on Monday evening for their upcoming five-match tour of Australia.

The team is travelling to Canberra via Sydney as they will compete in an important preparatory series ahead of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2025 in Santiago, Chile, later this year, as per the Hockey India website.

The tour, scheduled from 26th September to 2nd October 2025, will see India play their first three matches against the Australia Junior Women's Team, followed by two games against local side Canberra Chill. All matches will be played at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra on 26th September, 27th September, 29th September, 30...