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Former captain Rani Rampal made a great comeback, gave India a big win with a goal

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. | Edited By: Riya Kasana

Updated on: Jan 17, 2023 | 10:34 PM

India’s former hockey captain Rani Rampal was out of Team India for a long time. He’s back after almost a year

Rani Rampal made her return to the national team and scored a goal to help the Indian women’s hockey team beat South Africa 5-1 in the first Test of the four-match series. (PTI)

Rani, who returned to the team after playing against Belgium in the FIH Women's Hockey Pro League 2021-22 in June last year, scored the first goal in the 12th minute. After this Monika (20th), Navneet Kaur (24th), Gurjeet Kaur (25th) and Sangeeta Kumari (30th) scored goals. India had a 5-0 lead at half-time.(PTI)

Rani, who returned to the team after playing against Belgium in the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League 2021-22 in June last year, scored the first goal in the 12th minute. After this Monika (20th), Navneet Kaur (24th), Gurjeet Kaur (25th) and Sangeeta Kumari (30th) scored goals. India had a 5-0 lead at half-time.(PTI)

Captain Kanita Bobs scored the only goal for South Africa in the 44th minute. The second match will be played on Tuesday night. Midfielder Vaishnavi Phalke, who captained the Indian junior team in the Unifer Under-23 Five Nations tournament last year, made her senior team debut. (Getty Images)

Captain Kanita Bobs scored the only goal for South Africa in the 44th minute. The second match will be played on Tuesday night. Midfielder Vaishnavi Phalke, who captained the Indian junior team in the Unifer Under-23 Five Nations tournament last year, made her senior team debut. (Getty Images)

India started aggressively and took the lead in the first quarter itself when Rani converted a penalty corner. In the second quarter, the Indian team looked more dangerous and Monika scored a goal in the 20th minute. (Getty Images)

India started aggressively and took the lead in the first quarter itself when Rani converted a penalty corner. In the second quarter, the Indian team looked more dangerous and Monika scored a goal in the 20th minute. (Getty Images)

Four minutes later, Navneet tripled India's lead by scoring a goal. A minute later, Gurjeet scored on a penalty stroke. Sangeeta scored just before halftime.(Getty Images)

Four minutes later, Navneet tripled India’s lead by scoring a goal. A minute later, Gurjeet scored on a penalty stroke. Sangeeta scored just before halftime.(Getty Images)

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