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Borrowed gear and broken sticks take Nausheen Naz to India U18 camp in a stunning hockey rise
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Published on 24 April 2026
Her sticks were broken, yet she trains with borrowed kit
Fifteen-year-old Nausheen Naz is making waves in Indian hockey despite financial hardship. Training at a national camp with borrowed gear, the MP Hockey Academy product is edging closer to India’s U-18 Asia Cup squad. Her rise from a broken hockey stick to national visibility underscores how talent plus institutional support can punch through modest circumstances.
- Nausheen Naz, 15, is training at a national camp with borrowed equipment
- Financial struggles have not stopped her rapid progress in hockey
- Her MP Hockey Academy training has boosted her U-18 Asia Cup prospects
- Her story highlights the power of targeted institutional support
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