Akshata Dhekale Explained

Akshata Dhekale
Birth Name:Akshata Abaso Dhekale
Birth Date:2 November 2001
Birth Place:Satara, Maharashtra, India
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Clubs1:Hockey Maharashtra
Clubs2:Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Nationalteam1:India U21
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:India
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0

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]

Early life

Akshata Abaso hails from Satara, Maharashtra. She used to train at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.in 2019.

Hockey career

Akshata 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, 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akshata Dhekale Profile . 8 September 2023 . Hockey India . en.
  2. News: 9 March 2022 . Akshata, Deepika Jr two new faces in Indian women's hockey team for Germany tie . The Times of India . 8 September 2023 . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: M . Hari Kishore . 15 March 2022 . Akshata Abaso Dhekale: "I gained a lot of experience in the two games" . 8 September 2023 . www.sportskeeda.com . en-us.
  4. Web site: Scroll Staff . 15 March 2022 . Hockey: After her senior debut, Akshata Dhekale looks to consolidate transition from the junior team . 8 September 2023 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  5. Web site: Dhekale Akshata Abaso India hockey player . 8 September 2023 . International Hockey Federation . en.