Ranchi, July 26 -- Hockey Jharkhand General Secretary Bijay Shankar Singh praised the Indian women's hockey team after their silver medal-winning performance at the Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship in Muscat, highlighting the contribution of five players from Jharkhand and expressing confidence in their World Cup prospects.

Bijay said it was a matter of pride for the state that five of the 10 players in the team were from Jharkhand.

"It is a matter of great pride for Hockey Jharkhand that five out of 10 players are daughters of Jharkhand... Our daughters will play in this World Cup, and they will play well... On behalf of our President, Bholanath, I want to congratulate these people. They will receive Rs 1 lakh each from Hockey India.....