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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (born 2001)}}
'''Akshata Abaso Dhekale''' (born 2 November 2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Akshata Dhekale Profile |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/akshata-dhekale-profile-3299 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] field hockey player and member of [[India women's national field hockey team|Indian women's hockey team]]. She plays for [[Indian Oil Corporation|Indian Oil Corporation Limited]] in the domestic hockey tournaments. She is a defender. She made her debut for Senior India in March 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Akshata, Deepika Jr two new faces in Indian women's hockey team for Germany tie |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/akshata-deepika-jr-two-new-faces-in-indian-womens-hockey-team-for-germany-tie/articleshow/90105377.cms |access-date=2023-09-08 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Akshata Abaso hails from [[Satara (city)|Satara]], [[Maharashtra]]. She used to train at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.in 2019.

== Hockey career ==
Akshata Abaso played for Maharashtra and captained the state team in 2019 at the [[Hockey India]] Junior Women's Nationals tournament in Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Hari Kishore |title=Akshata Abaso Dhekale: "I gained a lot of experience in the two games" |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/news-akshata-abaso-dhekale-i-gained-lot-experience-two-games |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref> After a good tournament,<ref name=":0" /> she was called for the Junior India camp.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |title=Hockey: After her senior debut, Akshata Dhekale looks to consolidate transition from the junior team |url=https://scroll.in/field/1019562/hockey-after-her-senior-debut-akshata-dhekale-looks-to-consolidate-transition-from-the-junior-team |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> Akshata Abaso was part of the Indian team that took part in the [[FIH]] Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021, Potchefstroom, South Africa where India finished fourth. Later in June 2022, she played both the matches against Germany at the FIH Hockey Pro League getting her first India cap at the senior level.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Scroll |title=Hockey: After her senior debut, Akshata Dhekale looks to consolidate transition from the junior team |url=https://scroll.in/field/1019562/hockey-after-her-senior-debut-akshata-dhekale-looks-to-consolidate-transition-from-the-junior-team |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> A month later in July, she was part of the Indian team that took part in the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022. In August, she also played the Women's Hockey5s Asia Cup Salalah 2023 at Oman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhekale Akshata Abaso {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/fih-pro-league/teams/women/player/dhekale-akshata-abaso-25120 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Indian field hockey players]]
[[Category:Indian female field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players from Maharashtra]]

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