Nilakanta Sharma Hockey Player Biography: : Achievements, Personal Life, Family, Unknown Facts & Social Media -

Nilakanta Sharma Hockey Player Biography

Nilakanta Sharma is an Indian Hockey player who plays as a midfielder in the national team and will be representing the country in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022.

Name	Nilakanta Sharma
Nickname
Profession	Hockey Player
Father’s Name	Inaocha Sharma
Mother’s Name	Ongbi Kunjarani Devi
Nationality	Indian
Religion
Highest Ranking	4th
Height	5 feet 4 inches
Weight	64 kg
Siblings
Date of Birth	2nd May 1995
Birthplace	Imphal East, Manipur India
Age(as of now 14th July 2022)	27 years old
Marital Status	Unmarried

Nilakanta Sharma Early Life:

Nilakanta Sharma hails from Imphal east and started playing hockey in the year 2003 where he played at Posterior Hockey Academy till 2011 and later he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy with his brilliant hockey skills he was selected to represent Junior National Hockey team in 2014 Sultan of Johar Cup and he was also drafted by Dabang Mumbai Franchise in Hockey India League.

This is very unlike choice from Nilakanta as the place where he come from Football is considered as top sport but the former choose hockey and was known for “Y Dodge” skills to opposing defenders.

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Nilakanta Sharma Professional Life:

Niilakanta Sharma made his debut for senior national side in July 2017 against Belgium during India’s tour of Europe also represented India A in Australia Hockey League later this year.

He has been member of 4 nations Invitational Tournament held at Hamilton New Zealand where Indian team bagged silver medal successfully.

He has been member of Hero Asian Champions Trophy 2018 at Muscat, Oman.

In the FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers held at Bhubaneswar where India emerged as winner. He was also member of Tokyo Olympics 2020 squad who clinched bronze medal in the marquee event.

Nilakanta Sharma Commonwealth Games 2022:

Nilakanta Sharma has been selected to represent India in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022 as midfielder he will be expected to deliver for the national side in the marquee as the talented player knows the subtle art of tackling opposing players and bring his A game on the table.

Let’s have a look at the India’ squad for Commonwealth Games 2022 in detail:

Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak

Defenders: Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar, Harmanpreet Singh (vice captain), Amit Rohidas, Jugraj Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh

Midfielders: Manpreet Singh (captain), Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Nilakanta Sharma

Forwards: Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Abhishek.

Nilakanta Sharma Family:

“I am from a humble family background,” he adds. “My father made a living as a priest in the temple near my home. I picked up the hockey stick with a hope to represent India.

“I looked up to players like Chinglensana Singh and Kothajit Singh who were also from my state. I knew doing well will not only bring great recognition but would also help me improve the living conditions of my family”

“Looking back, the struggles have really paid off and today I have built a new house for my parents in Imphal. My parents encouraged me every step of the way and I am happy through hockey I have been able to give them a better life” said Nilakanta Sharma in the past while taking to one of the media outlets.

The credit should be given to Nilakanta where he choose less popular sport in Imphal in comparison to Football(most popular sport ) in the state speaks volumes about his confidence in his ability.

Nilakanta Sharma Records & Achievements:

Serial Number	Events and Year	Records and Achievements
1	4 Nations Invitational Tournament in 2018	Silver Medal
2	Tokyo Olympics Test event in 2020	Gold Medal
3	FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers at Bhubneshwar Orissa	Winner
4	Tokyo Olympics 2020(main event)	Bronze Medal
5	Hockey Junior World Cup 2016	Gold Medal

Nilakanta Sharma Unsung Facts:

Nilakanta Sharma is born in Manipur, football dominated state since childhood he wanted to play his best hockey thereby standing out of the peck and he has been holding stick since 2003.

There has been no looking back since then as the Manipur based lad has made his entire state proud with the way he has played the game over the years.

Nilakanta recently said in an interview as a team their next goal is do well in Asian Games and FIH World Cup to be held next year.

Nilakanta Sharma Social Media Profile:

Nilakanta Sharma Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nilakantahockey

Nilakanta Sharma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nilakantasharma/?hl=en

Nilakanta Sharma Twitter: NA

Nilkanta Sharma Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilakanta_Sharma

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