Hangzhou [China], October 1 (ANI): Hockey India on Saturday congratulated Indian Men’s Hockey Team ahead Lalit Kumar Upadhyay for incomes his one hundred and fiftieth International Cap.
Lalit, who hails from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, achieved the feat throughout India’s match on the ongoing nineteenth Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 towards Pakistan. India have been unbeaten up to now on the ongoing nineteenth Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, successful their first recreation 16-0 towards Uzbekistan, successful 16-1 towards Singapore of their second match, after which beating Japan 4-2 in an exciting encounter.
The Indian Men’s Hockey Team then beat Pakistan 10-2 on Sunday and shall be up towards Bangladesh on October 2, 2023, as per a press launch from Hockey India. Lalit made his India debut on the 2014 Hockey World Cup. He was a part of the squad that received the 2016 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy and performed a key function in India’s 2017 Asia Cup victory, scoring as many as 4 objectives.
Lalit was additionally a part of the Indian staff that received the Bronze medal on the Odisha Men’s Hockey World League Final Bhubaneswar 2017 and the Silver medal on the FIH Men’s Champions Trophy 2018.
The 29-year-old’s constant performances have seen him turn into a mainstay within the Indian staff’s success lately. He was part of the staff that received the Bronze Medal on the 2018 Asian Games, and Gold Medal on the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2018.
Lalit additionally featured for India on the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup Odisha 2018 and in 2023. Lalit has to his credit score an Olympic Bronze Medal and a Commonwealth Games Silver Medal. He was additionally an important a part of the Indian squad that got here third on the FIH Pro League 2021-22. Speaking on the milestone, Lalit stated, “I feel honoured to have represented India for almost a decade now and earning my 150th International Cap will always be a special memory for me. I will always give my best each time I get the opportunity to don the Indian jersey. I would like to thank Hockey India, my teammates and the support staff for their constant support over the years.”Congratulating Lalit Kumar Upadhyay on the accomplishment, Hockey India President Dr Dilip Tirkey stated, “I congratulate Lalit Kumar Upadhyay for earning his 150th International Cap. It is truly special and memorable for any player to wear the Indian Jersey and represent the country at an international tournament. Over the past few years, Lalit has proved his mettle with some phenomenal performances and I am sure that he will continue to make the country proud and add more accolades to his name going forward.” (ANI)