"Will Cook Traditional Kerala Food For Him": PR Sreejesh's Wife Aneeshya

Aneeshya Sreejesh can't quite make sense of her emotions right now. The wife in her is happy that her husband will have more time at home but the "die-hard fan" in her is sad that PR Sreejesh's galvanising presence in front of the goalpost would no longer be a constant in Indian hockey. The Indian men's hockey team clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in 52 years, rallying to beat Spain 2-1 in third place playoff, giving veteran goalkeeper Sreejesh a fitting farewell on Thursday.

He was also a part of the squad that won the bronze in the Tokyo Games.

"I am not only his wife, but also a die-hard fan. Being a fan I will definitely miss him on the field and being his wife, I will get more of his time. So I am happy and sad at the same time. Both the emotions are there," Aneeshya, who is a former long-jumper and an Ayurveda doctor, told 'PTI Bhasha'.

She is waiting for him to come home so that she can serve him some traditional Kerala meals that he is very fond of.

"I will cook traditional Kerala food for him, vegetarian and non-vegetarian both. He loves it so much and I know he must be craving it," she said.

"We haven't planned celebrations yet but there will be a lot of people to welcome him. His brother came here from Canada with his family. The whole family has gathered here. It's a big moment for us," she added.

"There were around 50 people here. Everyone congratulated us and it is a moment of immense pride that we won two consecutive medals in the Olympics. He has retired after winning a medal for India, it is a reward for his passion and dedication for the game," she said.

"I was about to cry but controlled myself," added the proud wife.

Not many know that Sreejesh had used