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Indian field hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tushar Khandker (born 5 April 1985) is an Indian field hockey coach and former 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]
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Born |
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 5 April 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BPCL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 - 2008 | Bangalore Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Uttar Pradesh Wizards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 - 2013 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 26 January 2013 |
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] Tushar is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.[4]
During the auction of the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, Khandker was bought by the Uttar Pradesh franchise for US$14,000[5] with his base price being US$13,900. The Uttar Pradesh team was named Uttar Pradesh Wizards.
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