<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Dilip Tirkey News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Dilip Tirkey. All the latest 2026 Hockey articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Dilip Tirkey News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:13:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/hockey/player/dilip_tirkey" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:57:36 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Indian hockey team could go to Pakistan for Olympic qualifier, says Dilip Tirkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dilip Tirkey, the president of Hockey India, has stated that if the men's national team does not win gold in the next Hangzhou Asian Games, which begin on September 23, it would compete in qualifiers in Pakistan. Asian Games winners will get a direct entry to the 2024 Paris Olympics.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2023/aug/03/indian-hockey-team-could-go-to-pakistan-for-olympic-qualifier-says-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2023/aug/03/indian-hockey-team-could-go-to-pakistan-for-olympic-qualifier-says-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/tirkry%20dilip.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 Men's FIH World Cup | Dilip Tirkey hints at reviving the Hockey Indian League by year end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dilip Tirkey, Hockey India president, stated that India may win a World Cup medal this time around after a 48-year absence, but home team must use penalty corners to do it. India hasn't received a medal since taking home the gold in 1975 tournament, but Tirkey believes the hosts can win this time.
]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2023/jan/16/2023-mens-fih-world-cup-dilip-tirkey-hints-at-reviving-the-hockey-indian-league-by-year-end?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2023/jan/16/2023-mens-fih-world-cup-dilip-tirkey-hints-at-reviving-the-hockey-indian-league-by-year-end?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:48:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/tirkry%20dilip.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey urges academies to focus on drag-flicking skills of young players]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent correspondence across all Hockey India Member Units, Dilip Tirkey, President, Hockey India stated the growing importance of specialist Drag-flickers and Goalkeepers in modern hockey. He also highlighted the need to develop a talent pool of young athletes specialised in these skills.

]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2022/nov/21/hockey-india-president-dilip-tirkey-urges-academies-to-focus-on-drag-flicking-skills-of-young-players?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2022/nov/21/hockey-india-president-dilip-tirkey-urges-academies-to-focus-on-drag-flicking-skills-of-young-players?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:50:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/haakey.scorimg.webp" length="0" type="image/scorimg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian men’s hockey team to go up against Australia in a test series in November ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Adelaide, separate test series between the Indian men's and women's hockey teams and Australia are scheduled. The Indian men's hockey team will compete in a five-match test series from November 26 to December 4 this year, while the women travel in March 2023, as per the Hockey Australia report.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2022/oct/04/indian-mens-hockey-team-to-go-up-against-australia-in-a-test-series?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2022/oct/04/indian-mens-hockey-team-to-go-up-against-australia-in-a-test-series?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/ind%20vs%20aus.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIH Series Finals | India has to get ready for next round of Olympics qualifiers from now, reckons Prabodh Tirkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former India international Prabodh Tirkey has opined that the FIH Series Finals is an easy tournament for the Indians and they have to prepare well for the FIH Olympic Qualifiers to get an Olympic ticket. Prabodh was the captain of India when they failed to make it to the Beijing Olympics in 2008.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/13/fih-series-finals-india-has-to-get-ready-for-the-next-round-of-olympics-qualifiers-from-now-reckons-prabodh-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/13/fih-series-finals-india-has-to-get-ready-for-the-next-round-of-olympics-qualifiers-from-now-reckons-prabodh-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiranjibi Pati ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/hockey/prabodh_tirkey_hockey.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIH Series Finals | India shouldn’t take their matches loosely, asserts Lazarus Barla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Olympian Lazarus Barla has stated that the Indian hockey team should not take the matches in the FIH Series Finals lightly. The former defender also said that the Hockey India has selected the best available team for the tournament which will be the first step for the Olympic qualification.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/01/fih-series-finals-india-shouldnt-take-their-matches-loosely-asserts-lazarus-barla?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2019/jun/01/fih-series-finals-india-shouldnt-take-their-matches-loosely-asserts-lazarus-barla?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiranjibi Pati ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2019 12:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Indian_Men&apos;s_Hockey_Team_World_Cup%202018_HockeyIndia.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harendra Singh is best coach for Indian team, says Dilip Tirkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amidst the buzz of Hockey India looking for a new foreign coach for the Indian team following Harendra Singh’s failure to get India the World Cup after a hiatus of 43 years, former Hockey player Dilip Tirkey has thrown his weight behind the coach. Tirkey has also called out for better drag-flickers.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/dec/24/harendra-singh-is-best-coach-for-indian-team-says-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/dec/24/harendra-singh-is-best-coach-for-indian-team-says-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/harendra-Singh_hockey_Indiua.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey World Cup | It is important to get good results in group stage, asserts Viren Rasquinha]]></title><description><![CDATA[Viren Rasquinha has stated that the Indian team needs to get good results from the matches in the pool stage so that they can get a better draw in the later stages of the World Cup. The former captain mentioned that the team for the tournament has been selected as per the fitness and recent form.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/28/hockey-world-cup-it-is-important-to-get-good-results-in-group-stage-asserts-viren-rasquinha?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/28/hockey-world-cup-it-is-important-to-get-good-results-in-group-stage-asserts-viren-rasquinha?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiranjibi Pati ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:37:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Viren_Rasquinha_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men’s Hockey World Cup | Penalty corner conversion to be important for Team India, asserts Dilip Tirkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dilip Tirkey has stated that penalty corner conversion will prove to be very crucial for the Indian team during the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar. He also stressed on the fact that it will be important for PR Sreejesh to maintain a good record in the goal post during the event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/19/mens-hockey-world-cup-penalty-corner-conversion-to-be-important-for-team-india-asserts-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2018/nov/19/mens-hockey-world-cup-penalty-corner-conversion-to-be-important-for-team-india-asserts-dilip-tirkey?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chiranjibi Pati ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:32:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/hockey/dilip_tirkey_kalinga_stadium_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dilip Tirkey : We have so much talent, but many are forced to pick up guns instead of hockey sticks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Indian hockey team captain and current Rajya Sabha MP Dilip Tirkey is on a mission to convince the tribal youth of Odisha to take up hockey instead of joining the Maoist forces. He is hoping to make them understand that hockey can provide them with financial stability and a better life.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/nov/26/dilip-tirkey-we-have-so-much-talent-but-many-are-forced-to-pick-up-guns-instead-of-hockey-sticks?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/hockey/articles/2016/nov/26/dilip-tirkey-we-have-so-much-talent-but-many-are-forced-to-pick-up-guns-instead-of-hockey-sticks?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2016 07:43:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Dilip_Tirkey_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>