Every time all eyes can be on the Indian hockey staff within the Paris Olympics 2024. Within the final Olympics, the boys’s hockey staff gained the bronze medal, ending the wait of 41 years. As soon as once more, comparable or higher efficiency can be anticipated from this staff. This time the Olympics goes to be extra particular and emotional for Workforce India and its followers, as a result of legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who has been defending the staff’s aim like a wall for the final practically 2 many years, has introduced his retirement. Sreejesh, who performed an important function in profitable the medal within the Tokyo Olympics, introduced on Monday that he’ll say goodbye to the sport after the Paris Video games.
Simply two days after reaching Paris for the Olympics, former Workforce India captain and famous person goalkeeper Sreejesh introduced his retirement by posting on ‘X’ on Monday 22 July. 36-year-old Sreejesh stated that he’s standing at a decisive turning level in his profession and his coronary heart is filled with satisfaction. Sreejesh thanked his coach, his household, teammates and followers and recalling the foremost achievements of his profession, stated that he’s going to finish his profession right here and begin a brand new chapter.
Debuted 18 years in the past
Born in Kochi, Parattu Ravindran Sreejesh made his debut within the Indian staff in 2006 on the age of 18. Though initially, attributable to senior goalkeepers, Sreejesh needed to wait a very long time to safe his place within the staff and he was usually out of the staff, however after 2011, he established himself because the wall of Workforce India. From right here, Sreejesh gained or saved many matches on the premise of his goalkeeping alone in occasions like Olympics, Asian Video games, Commonwealth Video games and Champions Trophy. He even acquired the Greatest Goalkeeper of the Match award within the 2014 and 2018 Champions Trophy.
Did wonders in Tokyo
Then in 2016, Sreejesh additionally acquired an opportunity to guide the Indian staff, the place below his management the staff reached the quarter-finals. Then in Tokyo 2020, your entire staff together with Sreejesh did the feat that this nation had been ready for for a lot of many years. After shedding within the semi-finals, the Indian staff defeated Germany within the bronze medal match and gained the medal after 41 years. Sreejesh performed an necessary function on this, saving many penalty corners and lots of photographs within the final 5 minutes and acquired this memorable medal for the staff.
Aside from this, Sreejesh was additionally a part of the staff that gained the gold medal within the 2014 and 2022 Asian Video games. On the similar time, Sreejesh was additionally a part of the staff that gained the silver medal within the Commonwealth Video games in 2014 and 2022. Aside from this, Sreejesh performed an necessary function in profitable the Asian Champions Trophy title in 2022. Now Sreejesh, who’s collaborating in his final Olympics, will as soon as once more be anticipated to do wonders like Tokyo, in order that he can finish his wonderful journey with Indian hockey with one other medal.