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Yuvraj Walmiki

Personal life

Early Life of Yuvraj Walmiki
Yuvraj Walmiki is an Indian professional field hockey player from Maharashtra. He was a member of2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy winning Indian team. Yuvraj was born to a Balmiki family originally from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He spent his childhood in the Mumbai slums.


Full nameYuvraj Walmiki
Born29 November 1989 (age 25) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Playing PositionHalfback
Years
Team
2010-presentTG Frankenthal
2013-presentDelhi Waveriders
2011-presentIndia


Career

Yuvraj Walmiki could not be a part of the Indian team at the 2012 London Olympics after incurring an injury during the qualifying tournament.He has been playing in the second division German league for the club TG Frankenthal since 2010, emerging as the top scorer during the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Hockey India League

In the auction of the inaugural Hockey India League, Walmiki was bought by the Delhi franchise for USD 18,500 with his base price being USD 9,250. The Delhi team was named Delhi Waveriders.


BronzeSultan Azlan Shah Cup 2012 Malaysia
SilverHockey Champions Challenge 2011 South Africa
GoldAsian Champions Trophy 2011 China