Sreejesh Ravindran
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Sreejesh Parattu Ravindran (born 8 May 1988) is an India
n hockey
player. He was the goalkeeper
of Indian team
at the 2010 Hockey World Cup
. He played an excellent role in the first Asian Champions Trophy (2011) held at Ordos, China, in which India defeated Pakistan 4-2 in the final. He made two crucial saves in the penalty shootout.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player. He was the goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
of Indian team
India national field hockey team
The India national field hockey team is the national men's team representing field hockey in India. It is the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation....
at the 2010 Hockey World Cup
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2010 Hockey World Cup was the twelfth installment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks from February 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National...
. He played an excellent role in the first Asian Champions Trophy (2011) held at Ordos, China, in which India defeated Pakistan 4-2 in the final. He made two crucial saves in the penalty shootout.