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Armaan Qureshi
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| Born | 1 January 1995 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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Armaan Qureshi (born 1 January 1995) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.
Career[edit]
Qureshi played cricket until the age of 12 after which he took up hockey. Upon the insistence of his father Rahman Qureshi, a meat shop owner in Gwalior, he gave trials for Sports Authority of India hostel in Bhopal in 2008.[2] He was coached by Ashok Dhyan Chand, son of Dhyan Chand, in Bhopal.[3] Qureshi's uncle Hasrat Qureshi also represented India in field hockey in the 1990s.[4]
Qureshi played for Delhi Waveriders in the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the Hockey India League. Ahead of the 2016 season, he was picked by the Punjab Warriors for $4,500, which he has called the turning point of his career.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jaypee Punjab Warriors Coach Barry Dancer Made me Believe in my Game: Armaan Qureshi". News18. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ Suchindran, Aravind; Nair, Soorya (21 November 2016). "Butcher's son offers nourishment". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bhopal: Armaan helps realise his uncle's dream". The Free Press Journal. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ Selvaraj, Jonathan (7 December 2016). "I'll have that one: The numbers game". ESPN.in. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ↑ "HIL was turning point of my career: Armaan Qureshi". The Asian Age. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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