Tushar Khandker

Tushar Khandker (born 5 April 1985) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. [1] Khandker comes from a family of hockey players as his father, uncle and elder brother played the game.[2]

Tushar Khandker
Personal information
Born (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
BPCL
2005 - 2008 Bangalore Lions
2013 - present Uttar Pradesh Wizards 5 (0)
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 - present India
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiTeam
Asia Cup
2007 ChennaiTeam
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam
Last updated on: 26 January 2013

Career

Tushar Khandker made his debut in for India in 2003 when he was included in the Hockey Australia Challenge Cup in which he scored in his first game. He was a part of the team that won the 2004 Junior Asia Cup and the 2007 Men's senior Asia Cup, thereby becoming the first Indian to be a part of the Asian Cups for all age groups.[3]

Hockey India League

During the auction of the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, Khandker was bought by the Uttar Pradesh franchise for US$14,000[4] with his base price being US$13,900. The Uttar Pradesh team was named Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

References
  1. "Tushar Khandker". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. Bhaduri, Tushar (15 June 2012). "Tushar Khandker up for new challenge in London Olympics". Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. "Our London Lions". Stick2hockey. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. "Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list". CNN-IBN. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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