Bharat Kumar Chettri (born 15 December 1981 in

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) is an Indian

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player. He is the

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of the

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Career

Chettri's professional career in field hockey began after he joined the

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's Centre of Excellence in

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in 1998. He made his debut in international hockey in 2001 playing in the Prime Minister's Gold Cup tournament in

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. He was first appointed the captain of the Indian national team in October 2011 for the four-nation Super Series and an international tournament in Australia. He was the captain of the 18-member Indian squad at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, which won the bronze medal. Chettri led the 16-member Indian hockey squad in the

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in London. Following poor performances at the Olympics, Chettri,

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and

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were dropped from the squad.

Hockey India League

In the auction of the first edition of the

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, Chettri was bought by

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for $19,000 with his base price being $18,500. He went unsold in the first round and was bought in the second round of auction.

References

External links

Bharat Chettri's interview on ESPN-Star Sports

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chettri, Bharat Living people 1981 births People from Kalimpong district Field hockey players from West Bengal World Series Hockey players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of India Indian Gorkhas Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Indian male field hockey players Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2010 Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players