Akshata Abaso Dhekale (born 2 November 2001) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team.[1] She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She is a defender. She made her debut for Senior India in March 2022.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
Akshata Abaso Dhekale 2 November 2001 Satara, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Hockey Maharashtra | |||
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| India U21 | |||
| 2022– | India | 6 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Early life
editAkshata Abaso hails from Satara, Maharashtra. She used to train at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.in 2019.
Hockey career
editAkshata Abaso played for Maharashtra and captained the state team in 2019 at the Hockey India Junior Women's Nationals tournament in Kerala.[3] After a good tournament,[2] she was called for the Junior India camp.[4] Akshata Abaso was part of the Indian team that took part in the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021, Potchefstroom, South Africa where India finished fourth. Later in June 2022, she played both the matches against Germany at the FIH Hockey Pro League getting her first India cap at the senior level.[4] A month later in July, she was part of the Indian team that took part in the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022. In August, she also played the Women's Hockey5s Asia Cup Salalah 2023 at Oman.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Akshata Dhekale Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Akshata, Deepika Jr two new faces in Indian women's hockey team for Germany tie". The Times of India. 9 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ M, Hari Kishore (15 March 2022). "Akshata Abaso Dhekale: "I gained a lot of experience in the two games"". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b Scroll Staff (15 March 2022). "Hockey: After her senior debut, Akshata Dhekale looks to consolidate transition from the junior team". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Dhekale Akshata Abaso | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
