The Indian women hockey team will leave for Ireland tonight as part of its preparation for the FIH Champions Challenge 1 beginning form 27th of this month in Glasgow, Scotland. The 18-member team will play a three-match Test series against Ireland and it should help the players acclimatise for the Champions Challenge. The captain of the team is midfielder Ritu Rani and vice captain is another midfielder Chanchan Devi. Navneet Kaur and Neha Goyal are expected to make their international debut during the tournament. In the Champions Challenge, India is placed in Pool A with Korea, Belgium and hosts Scotland, while USA, South Africa, Spain and Ireland are in Pool B. India will play their opener against Korea on April 27.