Mumbai, 24 August 2025 : Bansari Solanki, 24 years tu Surat side para, next month Asia Cup Hangzhou te kheli bole ase, aru etu para tai Gujarat laga first woman hobo etu bhi India ke represent kuri bole karone. Tai bhi first player ase Gujarat para, after Vadodara-born Gobind Savant, tai tu 1960 para Rome Olympics te silver medal-winning team te kheli thaki she.
Chotu time te, Solanki laga dream toh engineer ho bole mun jai thaki she, etu bhi tai laga baba ne she na . Hockey toh tai laga life te chance para ahi ja laga ase. School te kheli thaka time te, tai tu first te defender ho bole mun jai thaki she, hoilae bhi tati goalkeeper khan na thaka karone tai ke goalkeeper banai dise. Tai laga turning point tu Dhanraj Pillay, India laga legendary forward, Gujarat te talent scout kuri thaka time te tai ke dekhi thaki she. Tai laga parents full support dise, aru Solanki Vadodara te Pillay laga under te training suru kuri de she. Pillay tai ke hardworking aru bishi curious student laga hiseb te remember kuri she.
Tai Pillay laga academy te excel kuri she, aru 2017 te Olympian Romeo James para tai ke pick kuri lui she National Hockey Academy, Delhi te. Starting te tu tai homesickness karone bishi struggle kuri thaki she, hoilae bhi training te tai bishi serious aru focus hoi jai she. James tai laga basics, modern goalkeeping technique aru practice kuri bole bishi help kuri she. Boys khan logo te practice kura karone tai laga strength aru confidence khan tu uthi jaise.
Covid-19 pandemic karone junior international te kheli bole tai laga chance tu miss hoi jaise, aru etu tai laga most difficult phase thaki she. Hoilae bhi 2021 te, practice match te senior India team logo te brilliant performance diya karone national camp te call-up paise. Etu hoa pe che te tu, Solanki tu regularly core group te ekta part hoi jai she.
Savita Punia tu, tai laga inspiration, injury karone bahar thaka karone, Solanki Asia Cup squad te chance paise. Tai koise ke, “Moi bishi kushi aru nervous ase, hoilae bhi etu tu suru he, final destination nohoi.”
Tai laga journey para Gujarat, te ekta jaka te tu national hockey map te bhi hockey laga tradition nai.
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