Nikki PRADHAN

Nikki Pradhan made her India debut during the 2016 South Africa Tour and since then she has been a regular feature in the team.

The Jharkhand-born player became the first hockey player from her state to play at the Olympic Games when the Indian women’s hockey team participated in Rio 2016.

Nikki has been part of some important victories including the Women's Asia Cup in 2017 glory, silver medal-winning campaigns at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang as well as the 2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy. The 28-year-old also donned the Indian colours during South Korea Tour in March 2018, and played in Commonwealth Games 2018 and the Hockey Women's World Cup London in 2018. She then featured in the title-winning FIH Women's Series Finals Hiroshima in 2019 and played a vital role in India's campaign against the USA in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers where the Indian team sealed their Olympic Games berth for the second consecutive edition. She was also part of the team’s historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, the bronze medal win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as third place finish at the recently concluded FIH Hockey Pro League 2021-22.