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| | birth_place = Katiyani, ], Uttarakhand | |||
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| '''Boby Singh Dhami''' (born 1 July 2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boby Singh Dhami - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/players/boby-singh-dhami-profile-1782 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=hockeyindia.org}}</ref> is an Indian field hockey player from ]. He made his senior India debut in April 2024 against Australia in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-04-13 |title=IND vs AUS, 5th hockey Test: Australia beats India 3-2, completes 5-0 clean sweep |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/india-vs-australia-men-5th-hockey-test-2024-ind-v-aus-score-goals-highlights-harmanpreet-singh-paris-olympics/article68061334.ece |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> He plays as a forward for the ] and Hockey Haryana in the domestic tournaments and for ] in the ] 2024. He is the first male hockey player from Uttarakhand to play for India. | '''Boby Singh Dhami''' (born 1 July 2002)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boby Singh Dhami - Hockey India |url=https://hockeyindia.org/players/boby-singh-dhami-profile-1782 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=hockeyindia.org}}</ref> is an Indian field hockey player from ]. He made his senior India debut in April 2024 against Australia in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-04-13 |title=IND vs AUS, 5th hockey Test: Australia beats India 3-2, completes 5-0 clean sweep |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/india-vs-australia-men-5th-hockey-test-2024-ind-v-aus-score-goals-highlights-harmanpreet-singh-paris-olympics/article68061334.ece |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> He plays as a forward for the ] and Hockey Haryana in the domestic tournaments and for ] in the ] 2024. He is the first male hockey player from Uttarakhand to play for India. | ||
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| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Dhami made his junior India debut at the Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar in December 2021, where India finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-19 |title=Boby Singh Dhami recollects how father's tragic accident shaped his hockey career |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/boby-singh-dhami-recollects-how-fathers-tragic-accident-shaped-his-hockey-career/articleshow/101103274.cms |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2022, he was part of the Indian team which won the Sultan of Johor Cup. In 2023, he was also part of the Indian team which won the ]. In April 2024, he made his senior India debut in the fifth hockey test in the away series against ] in Perth. Later in June, he was also selected for the ], where he played one match and scored his first goal for India in senior colours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DHAMI Boby Singh {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/others/men/2024-test-matches-aus-v-ind-m-1657/player/dhami-boby-singh-25917 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref> | Dhami made his junior India debut at the ] at Bhubaneswar in December 2021, where India finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-19 |title=Boby Singh Dhami recollects how father's tragic accident shaped his hockey career |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/boby-singh-dhami-recollects-how-fathers-tragic-accident-shaped-his-hockey-career/articleshow/101103274.cms |access-date=2025-01-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> In 2022, he was part of the Indian team which won the Sultan of Johor Cup. In 2023, he was also part of the Indian team which won the ]. In April 2024, he made his senior India debut in the fifth hockey test in the away series against ] in Perth. Later in June, he was also selected for the ], where he played one match and scored his first goal for India in senior colours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DHAMI Boby Singh {{!}} India hockey player |url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/others/men/2024-test-matches-aus-v-ind-m-1657/player/dhami-boby-singh-25917 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=International Hockey Federation |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| == External links == | |||
| *{{Sports links}} | |||
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(2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 22) Katiyani, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | India U21 | 25 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | India | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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Boby Singh Dhami (born 1 July 2002) is an Indian field hockey player from Uttarakhand. He made his senior India debut in April 2024 against Australia in Perth. He plays as a forward for the Food Corporation of India and Hockey Haryana in the domestic tournaments and for Kalinga Lancers in the Hero Hockey India League 2024. He is the first male hockey player from Uttarakhand to play for India.
Early life and education
Dhami is from Katiyani, a village on the Nepal border, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. His father Shyam Singh was a taxi driver and his mother, Hema Devi, is a housewife. He has an elder brother, Sohan. When he was 10, his father met with an accident which resulted in the death of three passengers and he was jailed. In the absence of the sole breadwinner, his mother sent both the boys to live with his brother, Prakash, at Tanakpur and later, started working as a private teacher. Being a hockey coach, Prakash introduced the boys to hockey and soon sent Boby to attend selection trials of the Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun, and he was selected in March 2012. After his uncle Prakash, his first coaches at the college were Pankaj Rawat and Suresh Botiyal. In 2018, he joined Sports Authority of India training centre at Sonepat under coaches Varun Belwal and Piyush Dubey.
Career
Dhami made his junior India debut at the Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar in December 2021, where India finished fourth. In 2022, he was part of the Indian team which won the Sultan of Johor Cup. In 2023, he was also part of the Indian team which won the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup. In April 2024, he made his senior India debut in the fifth hockey test in the away series against Australia in Perth. Later in June, he was also selected for the 2023–24 FIH Pro League, where he played one match and scored his first goal for India in senior colours.
References
- "Boby Singh Dhami - Hockey India". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- Sportstar, Team (13 April 2024). "IND vs AUS, 5th hockey Test: Australia beats India 3-2, completes 5-0 clean sweep". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "Boby Singh Dhami: 'Accidental' hockey player who fought through the toughest of times to play for India". The Times of India. 3 December 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- Sikdar, Sandip (19 June 2023). "India junior star Boby Dhami looks back on a family crisis and his hockey rise". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- "Boby Singh Dhami recollects how father's tragic accident shaped his hockey career". The Times of India. 19 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "DHAMI Boby Singh | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
