Tushar Khandker
Indian field hockey player
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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 | 5 April 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
