Bansari Solanki

She is from Surat, Gujarat. Her father is an engineer. She started playing hockey in Class 8 and was a defender. When the school did not have a goalkeeper for a tournament, her school coach persuaded her to don the pads and she well. She was spotted by Dhanraj Pillay, who was then the executive director of the hockey programme at the Sports Authority of Gujarat. then she shifted to Vadodara. By 17 years, she moved to Delhi to train under Romeo James at the National Hockey Academy. She completed her Bachelors in Business Administration. == Career ==

Solanki represented SG Pipers’ team in the 2025-26 Women's Hero Hockey India League. In the final match, she did well as a goalkeeper to help Pipers lift their maiden league title. She won the best goalkeeper of the tournament award. During the league she was coached by former Indian goalkeeper Helen Mary. She first played for Senior India Hockey5s team in August 2023 when they won the gold medal in the Women's Hockey5s Asia Cup at Salalah in Oman. She was declared as the 'Best Rising Goalkeeper' of the event. == References ==