New Delhi, June 2 -- Legendary Dutch dragflicker Taeke Taekema joined the Senior Indian Women's Hockey Team for a specialised training camp focused on dragflicking and penalty-corner execution during the team's tour of Australia and New Zealand from May 26 to June 21 2026.

Taekema has been brought in to further sharpen the skills of dragflickers as the Indian team prepares for the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup New Zealand 2025-26, scheduled to take place from the June 15-21 2026, under its Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne, as per a press release from Hockey India.

Indian dragflickers Deepika, Lalthantluangi and Annu are participating in the focused training sessions, aimed at sharpening India's penalty-corner conversions and overall attackin...