Category: Player Corner

DILIP TIRKEY STORY PART II BOY NEXT DOOR Despite all his achievements, Dilip Tirkey remains the boy next door and remarkably humble. His habits are simple. Dilip does not talk much, but is worldy wise. ...

Viren realises Master’s dream Viren Rasquinha realised a long-held dream when he completed his MBA degree earlier this week. The hockey midfielder quit the game at the peak of his career last year to pursue ...

Unique Achievements of Dilip Tirkey Independent India’s first tribal player to lead the national team Only tribal player to get Padamshree Award Only tribal player to figure in three Olympics, three World Cup and Asian ...

Inspiring biography Olympic Captain Dilip Tirkey by K. Arumugam; Field Hockey Publications; Rs.120; 144 pp In every sport, there is invariably a community on the fringes whose existence is seldom acknowledged. This community is peopled ...

Starting from Today, we serialize K. Arumugam’s Olympic Captain Dilip Tirkey’ book. The book was written in the early 2004, shortly after India won three out of four tournaments it played in 2003. This serial ...

Chak De! star turns hero on burning bus By Bhuvan Bagga in New Delhi EVERY tragedy throws up a hero. So when a DTC low- floor bus caught fire in the city late on Monday, ...

Indian hockey’s ‘Wall’ Dilip Tirkey, is on a glorious phase. He is a match away from reaching the greatest personal milestone of 400. 400 international matches for India. Incredible achievement by any standard. It is ...

Olympian Hockey Player Aslam Sher Khan gets nomination from the ruling Indian National Congress for the forthcoming election for the central government. The former Member of Parliament will be contesting from Sagar constituency in Madhya ...

Padamshree Dilip Tirkey is moments away from making a personal milestone — or has he already achieved? Dilip is just a match or two away from the magical figure of 400. Orissa’s maestro has been ...

Tirkey Draws Inspiration from other legends PTI Bhubaneshwar, Mar 20: Standing on the threshhold of becoming the most capped international hockey player of all time, veteran Dilip Tirkey said he draws inspiration from greats like ...