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Yashdeep Siwach (born 26 December 2000) is an Indian field hockey player from Haryana. He plays as a defender for the Indian national team and represents Railway Sports Promotion Board in domestic tournaments.
Early life
Yashdeep hails from Sonepat, Haryana. He is the son of former Indian women's hockey team captain Pritam Rani Siwach and Kuldeep Siwach, also a hockey player. He has a sister, Kanika. Inspired by his mother Pritam, he took up hockey at the age of 16.
Career
Yashdeep made his India debut at the Asian Youth Olympic Qualifier, Bangkok, in 2018. Later, after attending a National camp at Bengaluru, he was selected to play the Sultan of Johor Cup in 2018, where India won a silver medal. In 2021, he represented India at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, where India finished fourth. In June 2023, Hockey India announced it's senior men core group of 39 players for the National Camp at SAI, Bengaluru and Yashdeep was included in the list.