Following his retirement from his illustrious international career, Hockey India honoured legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh by retiring his jersey o. 16.  Sreejesh bid adieu to international hockey after the Men in Blue's second successive Olympic bronze medal win at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Harmanpreet Singh-led Team India gave a fitting farewell to veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh with a 2-1 win over Spain in the bronze medal match at the Paris Games. The 36-year-old already announced that the Paris Olympics would be the last appearance in his international career.
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Since PR Sreejesh retired on a high with two successive Olympic bronze medals, Hockey India decided to honour their stalwart by retiring his jersey number. This means the number 16 jersey of Sreejesh will no longer be worn by any player in the team as a tribute to him for his contribution to Indian hockey.
The Hockey India secretary said at the felicitation ceremony that “Sreejesh is now going to be the junior team coach, and we are retiring the No. 16 jersey for the senior team. We are not retiring No. 16 for the junior team."