MUST READ for all INDIANS.... Who Was Dhyan Chand? Someone, we must know. He was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely considered to be the greatest hockey player of all time. He scored over 1000 goals in his career, from 1926 to 1948, known as “The Wizard” for his superb ball control Once upon a time the Indian Hockey Team was on foreign tour, they played 48 matches and won most of them and Dhyanchand won 3 Olympic Gold Medals. India was unbeatable for 20 years and once beat US in an Olympic Match by 24 goals which is still a World Record. Dhyan Chand also led battle field by serving in the army and called as Major Dhyan Chand. Once Major Dhyan Chand was not able to score a goal against the opposition team. After several misses, he argued with the match referee regarding the measurement of the goal post, and amazingly, he was proven right. In the 1936 Olympics, Dhyan Chands magical stick-work drew large crowds. A German newspaper had the headline: also posters all over Berlin as: Visit the hockey stadium to watch the Indian magician Dhyan Chand in action. IN THE OLYMPIC FINALE: India won gold by defeating Mighty Germany with 7 goals lead, and he alone scored 6 Goals. Hitler was so impressed by Dhyan Chands wizardry with the stick that he offered the Indian a chance to move to Germany and the post of Colonel in his army but he refused the offer with a smile and continued his service in the Indian Army. Sir Don Bradman and Dhyan Chand once came face to face at Adelaide in 1935. After watching Dhyan Chand in action, Don Bradman remarked, He scores goals like runs in cricket! In Holland, the authorities broke his hockey stick to check if there was a magnet inside. Residents of Vienna, Austria, have set up a statue of him with four hands and four sticks, depicting his control and mastery over the ball. Last and Best: In his last days, he was short of money but he never coached any foreign team for the fear of his team defeating the Indian team. Though he was respected all over the world, he never got love and respect from his own country. Once when he was old, he went to a tournament in Ahmadabad and they turned him away NOT KNOWING WHO HE WAS. Even today, sadly, the scene is no different. Dhyan Chand died on 3 December 1979 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. His regiment, the Punjab Regiment, accorded him full military honours. The Transport for London has brought out a special Olympic Legends Map. Only six stops have been named after hockey players, with the three Indians - Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 18:33:46 +0000
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