Hockey India Retires PR Sreejesh’s No. 16 Jersey to Honour the Illustrious Goalkepeer

New Delhi: Hockey India on Wednesday announced to retire the jersey No. 16  of goalkeeping stalwart P R Sreejesh, who declared retirement after playing a key role in the country’s second consecutive Olympic bronze at the Paris Games.

According to Hockey India secretary general Bhola Nath Singh, the 36-year-old, who donned the No. 16 jersey for nearly two decades, will now take up the role of the junior national coach.

“Sreejesh is now going to be the junior team coach and we are retiring the No. 16 jersey for the senior team. We are not retiring No. 16 for the junior team.

“Sreejesh dusra Sreejesh ko paida karega in junior team,” said Singh at a felicitation function for the veteran goalkeeper.