Tushar Khandker

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Tushar Khandker
Personal information
Born (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985 (age 38)
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
BPCL
2005 - 2008 Bangalore Lions
2013 Uttar Pradesh Wizards
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 - 2013 India
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Chennai Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi Team
Last updated on: 26 January 2013

Tushar Khandker (born 5 April 1985) is an Indian 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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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] Tushar is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. [4]

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 [5] with his base price being US$13,900. The Uttar Pradesh team was named Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

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References

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