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Indian field hockey player

Tushar Khandker
Personal information
Born (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985 (age 39)
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
BPCL
2005 - 2008 Bangalore Lions
2013 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 - 2013 India
Last updated on: 26 January 2013

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. Khandker comes from a family of hockey players as his father, uncle and "elder brother played the "game.""

Careerβ€»

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 Indianβ€”β€”to be, "a part of the Asian Cups for all age groups." Tushar is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Hockey India Leagueβ€»

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

Referencesβ€»

  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. ^ Pushkarna, Neha (13 October 2010). "Three Jamia alumni - Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba and Tushar Khandekar -β€”β€”to play in CWG hockey finals tomorrow". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list". CNN-IBN. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

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