Bharat Chettri

Bharat Kumar Chettri (born 15 December 1981 in Kalimpong, West Bengal) and politician. He played as a goalkeeper for the Indian national hockey team.

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. 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. He was the captain of the 18-member Indian squad at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia, which won the bronze medal. Chettri led the 16-member Indian hockey squad in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Following poor performances at the Olympics, Chettri, Sandeep Singh and Shivendra Singh were dropped from the squad.

Hockey India League In the auction of the first edition of the Hockey India League, Chettri was bought by Punjab Warriors for $19,000 with his base price being $18,500. He went unsold in the first round and was bought in the second round of auction.

Political career He contested in the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Kalimpong Assembly constituency.

Awards

Banga Ratna in 2015 Banga Bibhushan in 2016