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{{short description|Indian field hockey player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox field hockey player
|name= Bharat Chettri
|image=The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Dhyan Chand Award, 2018 to Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri for Hockey, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.JPG
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|12|15}}
|birth_place=[[Kalimpong]], [[West Bengal]], India
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|position=[[Goalkeeper (field hockey)|Goalkeeper]]
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|clubs2=[[Punjab Warriors]]
|years2=2013–present
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{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games|Team]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2011 Ordos City]]|}}
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'''Bharat Kumar Chettri''' (born 15 December 1981 in [[Kalimpong]], [[West Bengal]])<ref name="Bharat" /> is an Indian [[field hockey]] player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I see a lot of potential in GTA, north Bengal region, says Bharat Chhetri |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/i-see-a-lot-of-potential-in-gta-north-bengal-region-says-bharat-chhetri/cid/1907421 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref> He is the [[goalkeeper (field hockey)|goalkeeper]] of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian hockey team]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bag |first=Sanchita Aich |date=2023-04-13 |title=Siliguri: Richa Ghosh, Bharat Chhetri to get civic reception on April 22 |url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/siliguri-richa-ghosh-bharat-chhetri-to-get-civic-reception-on-april-22-515085 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.millenniumpost.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Chettri's professional career in field hockey began after he joined the [[Sports Authority of India]]'s Centre of Excellence in [[Bangalore]] in 1998.<ref name="Bharat">{{cite web|title= Profile: Bharat Chetri|url= http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/193250-london-olympics-2012-bharat-chetri-hockey|publisher= NDTV|date= 19 November 2012|accessdate= 8 September 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140610175603/http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/india/profiles/193250-london-olympics-2012-bharat-chetri-hockey|archive-date= 10 June 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> He made his debut in international hockey in 2001 playing in the Prime Minister's Gold Cup tournament in [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]. He was first appointed the captain of the Indian national team in October 2011 for the four-nation [[Super Series]] and an international tournament in [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/hockey-india-punishes-rajpal-appoints-chhetri-as-captain-142360-2011-09-29|title=Hockey India appoints Bharat Chhetri as captain for Australia tour|publisher=India Today|date=30 September 2011|access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> He was the captain of the 18-member Indian squad at the [[2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]] in [[Malaysia]], which won the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/191209-india-grabs-bronze-at-the-sultan-azlan-shah-cup|title=India grabs bronze at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup|publisher=NDTV Sports|accessdate=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707073117/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/191209-india-grabs-bronze-at-the-sultan-azlan-shah-cup|archive-date=7 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chettri led the 16-member Indian hockey squad in the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympic Games]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Chetri-to-lead-Indian-hockey-team-in-Olympics/articleshow/14025027.cms|title=Chetri to lead Indian hockey team in Olympics|work=The Times of India|date=11 June 2012|accessdate=1 July 2012}}</ref>

Following poor performances at the Olympics, Chettri, [[Sandeep Singh]] and [[Shivendra Singh]] were dropped from the squad.<ref>{{cite news |title= Champions Trophy: Sandeep Singh, Bharat Chetri dropped from team |url= http://www.firstpost.com/sports/champions-trophy-sandeep-singh-bharat-chetri-dropped-from-team-515377.html |publisher= First Post (India) |date= 5 November 2012}}</ref>

===Hockey India League===
In the auction of the first edition of the [[Hockey India League]], Chettri was bought by [[Punjab Warriors]] for $19,000<ref>{{cite news |title= Hockey India League Auction: the final squads list| url= http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121219014754/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hil-auction-as-the-teams-shape-up/310745-5-136.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 19 December 2012 |publisher= CNN-IBN |date= 16 December 2012 |accessdate= 13 January 2013}}</ref> with his base price being $18,500. He went unsold in the first round<ref>{{cite news |title= Former captain Bharat Chettri goes unsold at HIL auction |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-16/top-stories/35851301_1_reserve-price-hockey-india-league-hil |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130216071629/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-16/top-stories/35851301_1_reserve-price-hockey-india-league-hil |url-status= dead |archive-date= 16 February 2013 |date= 16 December 2012 |work= [[The Times of India]] |accessdate= 13 January 2013}}</ref> and was bought in the second round of auction.

== Awards ==

* Banga Ratna in 2015<ref>{{Cite news |title=AWARD SHOWER FOR NORTH SPORTSTARS AT UTTAR BANGA UTSAB Comments Feed |work=timesofnorth |url=https://timesofnorth.in/2015/01/21/award-shower-for-north-sportstars-at-uttar-banga-utsab/}}</ref>
* Banga Bibhushan in 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Indian skipper Bharat Chhetri proposes hill hockey academy |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/former-indian-skipper-bharat-chhetri-proposes-hill-hockey-academy/cid/1939173 |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.telegraphindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301000144/http://kricket2011.com/tag/bharat-chettri Bharat Chettri's interview on ESPN-Star Sports]
* [http://weloveteamindia.blogspot.in/2012/07/indian-team-hockey-captain-bharat.html Short Biography of Bharat Chettri]
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