Sunita Lakra

Sunita Lakra (born 11 June 1991) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team who plays as a forward for the team. Hailing from Odisha she made her International debut in 2009, and has often been cited the backbone of the team since then and even been part of important tournaments like the 17th Asian Games and the recently culminated Women’s Hockey World League Round 2.

India’s clash against New Zealand yesterday at the Hawke’s Bay Cup 2015 marked the 50th International match for Lakra, who as a defender has been a great asset to the Indian Women team and has delivered at all crucial matches for the country.

In 2017 August, she was selected to be a part of the India women's national field hockey team's 15-day European tour starting 5th September 2017.