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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}<br />
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{{Infobox field hockey player<br />
| name = V. R. Hanushi<br />
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| fullname = Vokkaliga Ramachandra Raghunath<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|1|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = Hathur, [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]], [[Karnataka]], India<br />
| nickname = <br />
| position = [[Field hockey#Formations|Fullback]]<br />
| height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}<br />
| clubs1 = IOCL<br />
| years1 = –present<br />
| caps1 = <br />
| goals1 = <br />
| clubs2 = [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]<br />
| years2 = 2013–present<br />
| caps2 = <br />
| goals2 = 25<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2017<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 228<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 132<br />
|medaltemplates-expand=yes<br />
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[Field Hockey]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIH Hockey World League|Hockey World League]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League|2015 Raipur]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2016 London]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]|[[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Team]]}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007 Chennai]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Ipoh]]|Team}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}}<br />
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'''Vokkaliga Ramachandra Raghunath''' (born 1 November 1988)<ref name=yahoo2016>{{Cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/know-indian-olympian-10-things-142700213.html |title=Know Your Indian Olympian: 10 things to know about V.R. Raghunath |website=in.news.yahoo.com |date=2016-07-08}}</ref> is a former [[India]]n professional [[field hockey]] player.<ref>{{cite news|title=Don't have plans of making comeback, no regrets about leaving Indian team: VR Raghunath|url=https://scroll.in/field/861672/dont-have-plans-of-making-comeback-no-regrets-about-leaving-indian-team-vr-raghunath|access-date=16 March 2018|work=scroll.in|date=16 December 2017}}</ref> He played as a [[Field hockey#Formations|fullback]] and was known for his abilities as a [[drag flick]]er.<ref>{{cite news |title= Drag-flicker Raghunath confident of India return |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/169838/drag-flicker-raghunath-confident-india.html |newspaper= Deccan Herald |date= 18 June 2011 |access-date= 8 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Raghunath was born on 1 November 1988 to a former Indian field hockey player V. S. Ramachandra<ref>{{cite web |title= Hockey: Drag-flicker Raghunath's Olympic dream is reborn |url= http://news.oneindia.in/2012/03/03/hockey-drag-flicker-raghunaths-olympic-dream-is-reborn.html |publisher= Oneindia |date= 3 March 2012 |access-date= 22 August 2013}}</ref> and Doddamane Bojamma along with his two sisters, Niveditha Sanketh and Kavana Yatheesh.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Raghunath made his debut for India in the sub-junior side in the 2003 sub-junior Asia Cup in [[Dhaka]] that India won. He made his senior debut in the national side during the bi-lateral series in 2005 against [[Pakistan men's national field hockey team|Pakistan]], as a replacement to an injured [[Sandeep Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |title= VR Raghunath: An ambitious trier and an eternal learner |url= http://www.stick2hockey.com/Article/VR-Raghunath--Ambitious-trier-eternal-learner--/10195.html |website=Stick2hockey |access-date= 8 September 2013}}</ref> He was a part of the Indian team that won bronze in the [[2007 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]], silver in [[2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|2008]], gold in the [[2007 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2007 Asia Cup]] and silver in [[2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2013]]. Having scored six goals in the [[2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Asia Cup]], Raghunath was awarded the 'Best Player of the Tournament'.<ref>{{cite web |title= S. Korea wins record fourth Asia Cup title |url= http://asiahockey.asia/asiahockey/index.php/75-s-korea-wins-record-fourth-asia-cup-title |publisher= Asia Hockey |access-date= 8 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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===Hockey India League===<br />
In the auction of the inaugural [[Hockey India League]], Raghunath was bought by the Uttar Pradesh franchise for US$76,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Sardar Singh, VR Raghunath stars of HIL auctions |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/hockey-india-league/top-stories/Sardar-Singh-VR-Raghunath-stars-of-HIL-auctions/articleshow/17636577.cms? |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |date= 2012-12-16 |access-date= 2013-01-14}}</ref> with his base price being US$13,900. The team was named [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]. He captained the team to a third-place finish in the [[2013 Hockey India League|inaugural season]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Brilliant Raghunath single-handedly claims 3rd spot for Uttar Pradesh Wizards |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-10/top-stories/37020950_1_uttar-pradesh-wizards-corner-penalty |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130908091430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-10/top-stories/37020950_1_uttar-pradesh-wizards-corner-penalty |url-status= dead |archive-date= 8 September 2013 |date= 10 February 2013 |newspaper= [[The Times of India]] |access-date= 8 September 2013}}</ref> He ended the first season having scored 9 goals in 14 games and the second season scoring 8 goals in 12 games.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://hockeyindia.org/team/raghunath-vokkaliga-ramachandra-2.html V. R. Raghunath] at [[Hockey India]]<br />
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{{India FH Squad 2012 Summer Olympics}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2012 Champions Trophy}}<br />
{{India FH Squad 2014 World Cup}}<br />
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[[Category:Olympic field hockey players of India]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:1988 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]<br />
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