Born on 18th Jan 1991, Karnataka's Nikkin Thimmaiah made his senior international debut at the 2013 Asia Cup.

NIKKIN THIMMAIAH was part of the Indian men's National hockey teams that took part at the Olympics (2016);  Asian Games (2014); Commmonwealth Games (2014); Hockey World League Tier 4 (Finals) (2014), Hockey World League Tier 3 (Round 3) (2015) & Champions Trophy (2014, 2016), and won Gold at 2016 Asian Champions Trophy.