Steadfast Athlete Suraj Karkera is a fierce hockey player who plays for the Indian men’s hockey team. He plays as the goalkeeper stopping the goals hit by the opposing team. He was also a part of junior Indian team from 2015 to 2017, where after was promoted to the senior team. He has also been serving as the junior commissioned officer in the Indian army for the last 2 years.
Achievements:-
Represented the junior Indian Men’s Hockey team in the following tournaments :
1.Silver at Sultan Johor cup 2015 (Malaysia)
2.Gold at Junior Asia cup 2015 (Malaysia)
3.Gold at 4 Nation Cup 2016 (Spain)
4.Bronze at Hockey Indian League UP wizards
Debuted at the senior Indian Men’s Hockey team on 9th August, 2017 (Belgium)
These are my achievements with the senior men’s hockey team:
1.Asia cup 2017 (Bangladesh) - Gold after a gap of 10 years for India
2.World hockey league 2017 (Bhubaneswar) - Bronze
3.Sultan Azlan Shah (2018) - 4th position
4.Commonwealth games (2018) - 4th position
5.India vs Korea test series - Winners
6.India vs New Zealand test series - Winners
7.Olympic test event (Japan) - Winners
