P.R. Sreejesh: Man with lightning reflexes
Sreejesh announced, through a series of comic strips on social media, his decision to retire from international hockey after the Paris Olympics, the move made sense given how he had been talking about it for some time now, with broken bones and the stress of performance. Spotted by State coach Jayakumar and rising up the ranks before being selected for the junior national camp, Sreejesh made his junior India debut against Australia in Perth in 2004. He played his first game for the national team at the 2006 SAF Games in Colombo and followed it up with the Junior Asia Cup title in 2008 as the ‘Goalkeeper of the Tournament’. While his constant shouting from the back during India’s games is famous, not many know of the crucial role he played with the Junior World Cup-winning side in 2016, guiding Vikas Dahiya and Krishan Pathak as the goalkeeping coach while recovering from his own injury. As one of the most popular players in the team over the last 15 years and a crowd favourite, Sreejesh has been the star Indian hockey desperately wanted since the exit of Dhanraj Pillay.
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