Krishan Bahadur Pathak is an Indian hockey player who serves as the goalkeeper for the Indian hockey team.
Wiki/Biography
Krishan Bahadur Pathak was born on Thursday, April 24, 1997, in Kapurthala, Punjab (age 26; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Taurus. Krishan completed his schooling from a government school in Kapurthala.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
Krishan Bahadur Pathak is of Nepali descent.
Parents and siblings
Krishan Bahadur Pathak’s parents died when he was very young. His mother Tej Kumari Pathak died on March 14, 2007, and his father Tek Bahadur, a crane operator, died on July 15, 2016. Krishan’s parents were immigrants from Nepal who moved to Punjab, India, in 1990.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak’s parents
Krishan Bahadur has two sisters, one of whom is Sabitri Chhetri. He also has an elder brother named Chitra Pathak. All Krishan’s siblings are settled in Nepal.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak (far left) with his siblings
wife
Krishan Bahadur Pathak married his long-time girlfriend Nutei Ralte on March 26, 2023. Nutei Ralte is also a hockey player from Mizoram.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak and wife Nutie Ralte’s wedding in 2023
religion
Krishan Bahadur Pathak is a Christian.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak posts on Instagram to his sisters, thanks Jesus
hockey player
Krishan Bahadur Pathak’s hockey talent was recognized at the Kapurthala Railway Coach Factory where he first played. He was then selected for the Raily Coach Factory hockey team and a few years later, Krishan Bahadur was selected for the Indian Oil men’s hockey team. When he was about 16 years old, Krishan was a regular student at the Surjit Singh Hockey Academy in Jalandhar. He later qualified for the Indian men’s national under-19 hockey team and became the goalkeeper of the team. After being selected, he represented India in the 2016 Men’s Hockey Youth World Cup held in India, where the team defeated Belgium 2-1.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak wins 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup trophy
In the same year, he also represented Mumbai hockey team “Dabang Mumbai” in the fourth season of the professional hockey championship “Hockey India League 2016” (HIL).
Krishan Bahadur Pathak (left) represents ‘Dabang Mumbai’ in HIL 2016
In 2017, Krishan Bahadur represented the Indian Hockey Team in the 27th Australian Men’s Hockey League held in Perth, Australia.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak (seated, second from right) with his team during the 2017 Australian Hockey League
In the same year, he represented the Indian Oil Corporation hockey team in the Mumbai Gold Cup and won the final of the tournament.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak (left) after winning the 2017 Mumbai Gold Cup
In 2018, Krishan Bahadur represented the Indian hockey team in the 2018 Four Nations Invitational Tournament held in New Zealand. In the same year, Krishan Bahadur was selected for the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games finals in Jakarta. He also participated with the Indian team in the 14th Hockey World Cup held in Bhubaneswar, India.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak (right) after winning the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta
In 2022, he represented India in the men’s hockey competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, where the Indian hockey team won the silver medal.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak attends the opening ceremony of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
The following year, Krishna Bahadur represented the Indian hockey team in the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Cup and eventually won the championship.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak (seated, first from right) with the team selected for the 2023 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy
In the same year, he participated in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, where the Indian team won the gold medal.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak poses with gold medal at Asian Games 2023
tattoo
Krishan Bahadur Pathak has an armband tattoo on his left forearm that highlights his hockey jersey number “12.”
Krishan Bahadur Pathak’s left armband tattoo
Krishan also has a tattoo on his right forearm depicting his parents with flowers and a Christian cross.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak tattoo on right forearm
He also has another tattoo on his right arm that says “Mom and Dad” and a lifeline.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak’s right arm tattoo
Awards and Honors
- 2017: Mumbai Gold Cup Best Goalkeeper
Krishan Bahadur Pathak won the ‘Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament’ trophy 2017
- 2023: Hockey India 5th Annual Awards Goalkeeper of the Year Award 2022
Krishan Bahadur Pathak wins Goalkeeper of the Year Award 2022
- 2024: Arjuna Award for Excellence in Sports and Gaming
Krishan Bahadur Pathak receives the Dronacharya Award from President Drupadi Murmu of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi
car collection
Krishan Bahadur Pathak owns a Hyundai Alcazar.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak in his car
Facts/Trivia
- His father died two days before Krishan was set to make his international debut, a seven-match series against England’s junior team. He decided to continue playing, even without attending his father’s last rites, just to represent his country in international competitions. Six months after his father’s death, Krishan Bahadur was the chief goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team at the 2016 Junior Hockey World Cup.
- Krishan comes from a very poor family and his father could not make ends meet which is why Krishan started carrying debris at construction sites in order to provide financial help to his family.
- Krishan Bahadur was never interested in sports; however, his father always wanted him to pursue a career in hockey, so Krishan joined Olympia Surjit Singh Hockey Academy in Jalandhar at the age of 12 .
- After the death of his parents, Krishan Bahadur was raised by his uncle Chander Bahadur Pathak, who used to live in Kapurthala.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak and his uncle Chander Bahadur Pathak (left)
- When Krishan was about 14 years old and living in Kapurthala RCF, the Indian Railways and the Border Security Force organized a hockey match at the RCF. The Indian Railways had no wicketkeeper at that time and Krishan was invited to play as wicketkeeper for their team.
- He considers Indian hockey player and goalkeeper Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh to be his biggest inspiration in goalkeeping.
Krishan Bahadur Pathak and PR Sreejesh (left)
- Krishan Bahadur loves working out and his favorite form of exercise is swimming in the pool.
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