Krishan Bahadur Pathak (born 24 April 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krishan Bahadur Pathak | ||
| Born |
24 April 1997 Kapurthala, Punjab, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Indian Oil Corporation | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | |||
| Indian Oil Corporation | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | India U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | India | 117 | (0) |
| Last updated on: 17 June 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Pathak was born on 24 April 1997 in Kapurthala, Punjab. He is of Nepalese descent; his parents migrated from a village in Nepal to Punjab in 1990. Despite not being interested in the sport, Pathak had joined the Surjit Hockey Academy in Jalandhar when he was 12 at the insistence of his father.[2] Pathak's mother died when he was 12, while his father Tek Bahadur Pathak, a crane operator, died of a heart attack in 2016.[2][3][4]
Career edit
Pathak was part of the Indian junior team that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in Lucknow. He was then selected in the India A team for the 2017 Men's Australian Hockey League. He made his India senior team debut in January 2018 when the team participated in a four-team invitational tournament in New Zealand.[5] Pathak found a place in the squad for 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup as India's first-choice goalkeeper P. R. Sreejesh was rested. He then played as a reserve goalkeeper in the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy where India won the silver medal and the 2018 Asian Games where India won bronze.[citation needed]
Pathak was the reserve goalkeeper at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo where India won the bronze medal.[6] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7]
Award edit
Pathak received the Arjuna Award from the President of India on 9 January 2024.[8]
References edit
- ^ "PATHAK Krishan". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b Raj, Pratyush (12 August 2018). "Sreejesh's understudy, Krishan worked at construction sites". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Iyer, Ravi (26 November 2016). "Friends in deed aid Krishan in tragedy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Junior Hockey World Cup: Despite setbacks, goalkeeper Krishan Pathak keeps faith
- ^ "Fit-again PR Sreejesh named in India squad for New Zealand tour". India Today. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ Jal, Pratyush Raj (5 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: 9 players from India's bronze-medal winning hockey team from Jalandhar's Surjit Academy". India Today. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.