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Anil Alexander Aldrin
Indian field hockey player
Anil Alexander Aldrin (born 22 August 1971) is a player of the Indian Men's National field hockey team. His family hailed from Kerala in a place named Murukanpuzha in Trivandrum. He played as a defender for India from 1992 to 1999 and captained the country during his last years in 1999. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta.[1] He also played in the Asian Games in 1994 and 1998, winning the gold in his second appearance at Bangkok, and he represented India in Champions Trophy in 1995 and 1996 at home in Madras.[2] He also played two World Cups[3][4] in 1994 in Sydney and under coach Vasudevan Baskaran in 1998 at Utrecht, the Netherlands.[5] He serves as the Sports Director at Vidyashilp Academy, Bengaluru, India.