The outbreak of the Novel Corona virus has forced the Indian women's hockey team to cancel its tour of China. It has left Hockey India federation with the difficult task of finding an opponent to compete with as part of its preparation for the Olympics.

The Indian women's team was scheduled to travel to China from March 14 to 25. However, it has now been cancelled due to the fast-spreading Novel Corona Virus.

Speaking to PTI, Indian Skipper Rani said, the Hockey India and the coaches are working out whom to play. A lot of teams are unavailable to play with because they are participating in the Pro- Hockey League.

All the top teams including Argentina, Belgium, Australia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Netherlands, New Zealand and United States are competing in the FIH Pro-Hockey League.