India colts striker S Karthi believes that a successful career in hockey will help him giving a better life to his family.

Karthi comes from a small town named Ariyalur, about 350 km from Chennai, made a career choice of playing hockey. Starting off young, Karthi's progress was slow a dn swift A series of strong performances for the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu in the Hockey India Junior National Championships saw him receive a call-up for India colts camp in 2018.

I a statement, Karthi who belongs to humble background said, "My father works as a watchman at a government college for a salary of Rs 5,000 a month. I have an elder sister who is married and a younger brother who has completed his 12th standard. I am aware that there have been many players in the Indian team who have come from a very difficult financial background and I am no different but hockey has helped them come up in life. They have a good job and recognition because of hockey. My goal too like every other player is to play for India and I am working hard to earn a place in the junior India team."

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