With a few of its stars missing in the line-up, defending champion Tamil Nadu may find it a bit hot in the early stages but chief coach C.V. Tamil Nadu is in the top pool (A) alongside strong contender Punjab, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat. “It’s not an easy pool as all the teams are good but we have a strong set of players who are capable of delivering the goods,” said Sunny. It has a couple of professional league players and they may well turn the advantage in their side’s favour. Railways favouriteThough Indian Railways is expected to dominate the women’s section, Chhattisgarh and Kerala are two equally strong sides that can upset the calculations of the champion side.

Source: The Hindu January 04, 2019 15:35 UTC