PR Sreejesh: What did Sreejesh’s father who sold his cow to buy a hockey kit say that day?

Indian Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh Retirement: The Indian hockey team once again did wonders in the prestigious Olympics. Paris Olympics in 2024 fluttered the flag of three moons. India, who lost to Germany in the semis, won the bronze medal match against Spain 2-1. It is not just about winning a medal against Spain.. They said a grand farewell to Ravindran Sreejesh (PR Sreejesh), who is known as the wall of the fortress of Indian hockey. Goalkeeper Sreejesh, who played the last match of his career, played a key role in India’s victories. But his father PV Ravindran worked hard for Sreejesh. At one point they even sold a cow in their house to buy a hockey kit for their son.

In 1998, at the age of 12, PR Sreejesh joined the GV Raja Sports School in Thiruvananthapuram to learn hockey. The school’s hockey coach advised Sreejesh to learn goalkeeping. Sreejesh told his father what the coach said. To fulfill his son’s dream, PV Ravindran sold the cow which he considered to be the deity of his house. The cost of the kit was 10,000.. As he had only 3,000, Ravindran had to sell the cow. But at that time Ravindran said a word to his son Sreejesh. ‘Today you sold the god of my house for your future. You should achieve your dream. To excel as a goalkeeper in hockey. The country should win a medal’, he said. Sreejesh fulfilled his father’s words twice.

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Sreejesh, who joined the national junior team in 2004, got a place in the senior team in 2008. After becoming a reliable goalkeeper, he continued to be a regular member of the senior team since 2011. Represented India in 328 matches. Sreejeshdi played a key role in India’s historical achievements in the long journey of these years. He saved two penalty strokes in the gold medal match against Pakistan at the 2014 Asian Games. Taking over the captaincy from Sardar Singh in 2016, he played a key role in India reaching the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics that year. Sreejesh’s goalkeeping became the most crucial in India’s bronze medal win in Tokyo. In Paris too, he became an obstacle and many times denied the opponent’s goal attempts. In the bronze medal match against Spain, he stopped the goal twice in the last minute and ended his career on a high note. Along with two Olympic medals, Sreejesh has two Asian Games golds, two Commonwealth silvers and two Champions Trophy silvers.