India, May 23 -- Sweety Kujur was on Friday named captain of the 18-member Indian women's U-18 squad for the Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held in Kakamigahara, Japan, from May 29-June 6.

The squad features a five-member forward line led by Kujur, alongside Nousheen Naz, Priyanka Minz, Sandeepa Kumari and Nancy Saroha.

The midfield will comprise Shruti Kumari, Diya, Sneha Davde, Rashmeen Kaur, Nammi Geetashree and Pushpa Manjhi.

Defenders Sugan Sanga, Nilam Topno, Rubina Baxla, Kiran Ekka, Sulochani and goalkeeper Mahak Parihar and Khili Kumari complete the squad.

The Indian side heads into the tournament after several weeks of preparation at the national camp in Bhopal, where the coaching staff led by Rani focused on building comb...