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Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award: Over the last year or so, Deepika, a forward and drag-flicker in the Indian women's hockey team, has emerged as one of the team’s potent weapons in attack. Going by her superlative performance, Deepika has been nominated for the Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year. The 20-year-old Deepika, the penalty corner specialist, was the highest goal scorer during the recently concluded 14th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship with 15 goals.

Expressing her excitement about being nominated for the award, Deepika said, “To be honest, I was not expecting to be nominated for this award. But I feel honoured that I have been. I am not thinking about if I will win the award or not, but just the excitement of being nominated is like an adrenaline rush. When I started, I was not performing well, but having played in the Junior Asia Cup, and several tours with the Senior Women’s team, I kept improving my performance daily.”

“My family is elated that I have been nominated for this award. Me being nominated means the world to them,” she was quoted as saying in a release by Hockey India on Friday.