Tushar Khandker

{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}

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| birth_place = Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India

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| position = Forward

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| years2 = 2005 - 2008

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| coach = Michael Nobbs (national)

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{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Guangzhou|Team}}

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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.

{{cite web |title= Tushar Khandker |url= http://www.london2012.com/athlete/khandker-tushar-1023733/ |access-date= 28 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120727021227/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/khandker-tushar-1023733/ |archive-date= 27 July 2012 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}

Khandker comes from a family of hockey players as his father, uncle and elder brother played the game.{{cite news |title=Tushar Khandker up for new challenge in London Olympics| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/olympics-2012/story/tushar-khandker-up-for-new-challenge-in-london-olympics-105812-2012-06-15 | date=15 June 2012 | first=Tushar | last=Bhaduri | accessdate=18 October 2018}}

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.{{cite web |title= Our London Lions |url= http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/Tushar%20Khandker-%20Time%20to%20re-establish%20his%20status%20o/10198.html |publisher= Stick2hockey |accessdate= 2013-01-27}} Tushar is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.{{Cite web|last=Pushkarna|first=Neha|date=2010-10-13|title=Three Jamia alumni - Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba and Tushar Khandekar - to play in CWG hockey finals tomorrow.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Three-Jamia-alumni-Bharat-Chikara-Danish-Mujtaba-and-Tushar-Khandekar-to-play-in-CWG-hockey-finals-tomorrow-/articleshow/6743234.cms|access-date=2019-12-18|website=The Times of India}}

=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{{cite news |title= Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list |url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121219014754/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2012-12-19 |publisher= CNN-IBN |date= 2012-12-16 |accessdate= 2013-01-26}} with his base price being US$13,900. The Uttar Pradesh team was named Uttar Pradesh Wizards.

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