Deepika Sehrawat

Deepika Sehrawat
Personal information
Born Deepika Sehrawat
(2003-12-06) 6 December 2003 (age 21)
Hisar, Haryana, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2019–present Indian Oil
2025–present Delhi SG Pipers
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2019–present India U21 16 (19)
2022–present India 49 (24)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ranchi Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rajgir Team
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Japan Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Muscat Team

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Asian Champions Trophy hockey: How Deepika, from a wrestling family, developed into India's drag-flicking forward". The Indian Express. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ "रोहतक लौटी भारतीय हॉकी टीम प्लेयर दीपिका:एशियन गेम्स में ब्रॉन्ज मेडल जीता; रोहद टोल पर ग्रामीणों ने किया जोरदार स्वागत". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ Sportstar, Team (7 September 2023). "Deepika: Training under Rupinder at national camp will help me during Asian Games 2023". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. ^ New, IANS (7 September 2023). "'My father has had a few sleepless nights…': Deepika opens up about her journey following selection in Indian squad for Asiad". Bhaskar Live. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. ^ Scroll Staff (1 April 2022). "Hockey Women's Junior World Cup: All you need to know about the Indian team". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Indian hockey star Deepika: "We will do well in the Junior Asia Cup"". Stick2Hockey. Retrieved 7 September 2023.