Tushar Khandker made his debut in for
India in 2003 when he was included in the Hockey Australia Challenge Cup in which he scored in his first game. He was a part of the team that won the 2004 Junior Asia Cup and the
2007 Men's senior Asia Cup, thereby becoming the first Indian to be a part of the Asian Cups for all age groups. Tushar is an alumnus of
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Hockey India League During the auction of the inaugural season of the
Hockey India League, Khandker was bought by the
Uttar Pradesh franchise for US$14,000 with his base price being US$13,900. The Uttar Pradesh team was named
Uttar Pradesh Wizards. ==References==