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Ajinkya Naik wins Mumbai Cricket Association president elections
Ajinkya Naik won the Mumbai Cricket Association president elections. Here is all you need to know
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Sreejesh: I wanted to play Paris Olympics 2024, otherwise could have ended my career three years ago
Sreejesh, who is nearing the rare milestone of playing in his fourth Olympics along with teammate Manpreet Singh, sits with Sportstar after a two-hour training session. Leslie Claudius, Udham ...
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Dhanraj Pillay (born 16 July 1968) is a retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the India national team. He also looks after the Air India Sports Promotion Board as a Joint Secretary based in Mumbai.
Aug 9, 2023 · To those of us who grew up watching Indian hockey in the 1990s, the name Dhanraj Pillay needs no introduction. He was our skipper, our forward and was known to run head on into the opposition defence. He had talent, was a born leader and stood up for his players.
A broken hockey stick is only as good as the player who wields it. The start of Dhanraj Pillay’s career is proof of it. He attacked each of his goals with agility, to be rightly named Toofan...
Jul 16, 2024 · Dhanraj Pillai, a legendary figure in Indian hockey, is a celebrity in his own right. Known for his supreme skills, speed, agility, and ability to maneuver the ball and score goals, Pillai’s stick work proved to be nightmarish for the opponents' defenses, justifying his title as the “Mercurial Striker.”
THE DEBUT OLYMPICS FOR DHANRAJ PILLAY. Mercurial forward Dhanraj Pillay’s international career was two years old when he was selected for the first of four Olympics he featured in. Chief coach Balkishen Singh, himself a hockey Olympic gold medallist, relied on Pillay’s dash and instinctively opportunistic scoring skills for the 1992 ...
Dhanraj Pillay is a former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is a field hockey player from Pune who created magic with his skills on the hockey field. The Indian hockey team won the 1998 Asian games and 2003 Asia Cup under his captaincy.
Dhanraj Pillay, whose hockey profile spanned from December 1989 to August 2004, played 339 international matches. He scored around 170 goals in his career.
Jan 29, 2021 · Dhanraj Pillay was the frontrunner for the Indian men’s hockey team for over a decade between December 1989 and August 2004 where he made 339 appearances and scored 170 goals. Dhanraj led India to Gold Medals in the Asian Games and the Asia Cup along with being awarded the prestigious Player of the Tournament award in the Champions Trophy 2002.
Apr 26, 2024 · Born on 16th July 1968 in a small town of Khadki in Maharashtra, India, Dhanraj Pillay was one of the best forwards and former captains of the Indian hockey team. He is regarded as one of India's best-ever hockey player. He played for India in four Olympics, World Cups and Hockey Champion Trophies each.
Jul 15, 2021 · Heading into the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Dhanraj Pillay was upbeat about India’s chances of winning a medal in hockey. He was 32 at the time, still rated as one of the best in the game,...
