Deepika Sehrawat
Indian hockey player (born 2003)
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Deepika Sehrawat (born 6 December 2003) is an Indian field hockey player and member of the national team.[1] She was a part of the bronze medal winning team at the 2022 Asian Games.[2] She plays as a forward and specialises in drag-flicks.
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| Born |
Deepika Sehrawat 6 December 2003 Hisar, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Indian Oil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Delhi SG Pipers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | India U21 | 16 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | India | 64 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Deepika started as wrestler and used to practice along with her brother. One day in 2012, on way to wrestling practice she picked up a hockey stick for fun and soon it became her mainstay.[3]
Career
Deepika made her Junior debut for the country in 2018 at the Youth Olympic Qualifiers in March 2018. Later she also took part in the Hockey women's Junior World Cup 2021 in Potchefstroom, South Africa and was part of the Indian team that won gold at the Women's Junior Asia Cup.[4] Deepika first came to limelight with a stellar performance in the 2018 Sub-Junior National Championships in her hometown Hisar, where she scored 16 goals for Haryana. Haryana went to win the Sun-Junior Nationals and Deepika was adjudged as the 'Best Player' of the tournament.[5] Then she was called for the National camp and was selected for the Indian team for the Youth Olympic qualifier. She made her debut for Senior India in the FIH Pro League 2021-2022 held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In 2020, she was part of the Junior India women's tour of Chile where she played a key role in the Indian team's unbeaten run.[6]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | Hockey India Awards | Upcoming Player of the Year Female | Won |
