Bharat chhetri biography books

The first goalkeeper ever to lead India at the Olympics, Bharat Chhetri is the perennial comeback man of Indian hockey.

No other player has been dropped so often in recent times, only to come back into the national side stronger and better. Born December 15, 1981, Chetri is one of five sons of an Armyman and perhaps that is responsible for his never-say-die spirit. Hailing from Darjeeling, a region not known for hockey prowess, Bharat first learnt the nuances of hockey at the Danapur Army School before joining the Sport Authority of India’s Centre of Excellence, Bangalore, in 1998.

Bharat Chettri - Profile, Biography and Life History - Veethi

He acknowledges that the move away from home, though difficult at first, was the best thing that could have happened to him in his ambition of playing hockey. He represented Karnataka at the Bangalore Junior nationals and Bihar at the Hyderabad Senior nationals and was adjudges the best goalkeeper at Bangalore. Before maki Bharat Chettri - Wikiwand HAN