Tushar Khandker

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]

Tushar Khandker
Personal information
Born (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985
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
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2007 ChennaiTeam
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiTeam
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] 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.

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. Pushkarna, Neha (13 October 2010). "Three Jamia alumni - Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba and Tushar Khandekar - 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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