PR Sreejesh bid farewell to international hockey with the Indian hockey team’s 13th and second consecutive medal in the Olympics. After this historic victory, the players celebrated vigorously. A video of Sreejesh and hockey players is going viral on social media, in which the veteran goalkeeper is seen dancing. There was also a celebration at goalkeeper PR Sreejesh’s house in Ernakulam, Kerala.
The journey of Parattu Ravindran Sreejesh, the wall of Indian hockey, was full of achievements and the team of Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh today bid farewell to this outstanding player, who emerged as a trouble-shooter in every major challenge, after winning the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Goalkeeper Sreejesh’s family distributed sweets and burst crackers to celebrate the Indian hockey team’s victory in Ernakulam, Kerala.
Be it India winning an Olympic medal after 41 years by saving the decisive penalty in the playoff match against Germany in the Tokyo Olympics or winning over Australia in the Olympic Games in Paris after 52 years or India winning the penalty shootout in the quarter-finals against Britain. There was only one name on every tongue, PR Sreejesh.
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Sreejesh, who made his debut in the senior Indian team through the 2006 South Asian Games in Colombo, could not find a permanent place in the team till 2011 due to the presence of senior goalkeepers like Adrian D’Souza and Bharat Chhetri. He became an integral part of the team from 2011 onwards and became a star by saving two penalty strokes against Pakistan in the 2014 Asian Games final. After this he did not look back and he excelled in all the tournaments like Olympics, World Cup, Champions Trophy, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Pro League etc. Khel Ratna, Padmashree, World’s Best Athlete, FIH Best Player, 336 international matches themselves testify to his achievements.
