There was a time when a magician born in India created the biggest sensation in the world. He was also a soldier of Indian Army. He was non-other than Major Dhyan Chand Singh.
A 16 year old boy, who joined the Indian Army and later turned a magician of hockey. His name was Dhyan Singh, later he was named Chand by his friends because he used to practice a lot in night. He was the man who helped India to win three consecutive Olympics Gold Medals. His ability of scoring goals created too many myths about him.
Once Sir Don Bradman had said that he scores goals in hockey like a batsman scores run in cricket. At that time hockey was the game that shook the world because of the magic created by Dhyan Chand Singh. The whole world was a fan of Indian Hockey because of the sensation created by him. It was the time of Major Dhyan Chand when India was the world champion of hockey.
After India won the Olympic in 1928 a news report about India’s victory stated “this is not a game of hockey but magic. In 1936 Berlin Olympics, after the first match of India the whole city of Berlin had posters written “visit the hockey stadium to watch the Indian magician Dhyan Chand in Action”. Once, The Hockey Authorities of Netherlands broke Dhyan Chand’s hockey stick to check if there is a magnet inside. This is was the magic of Major Dhyan Chand.
India again needs a magician like Dhyan Chand Singh for the survival of our national game. Indian hockey needs to create that magic again to make people more passionate about our national game. For this player must be as dedicated as Dhyan Chand was.
A 16 year old boy, who joined the Indian Army and later turned a magician of hockey. His name was Dhyan Singh, later he was named Chand by his friends because he used to practice a lot in night. He was the man who helped India to win three consecutive Olympics Gold Medals. His ability of scoring goals created too many myths about him.
Once Sir Don Bradman had said that he scores goals in hockey like a batsman scores run in cricket. At that time hockey was the game that shook the world because of the magic created by Dhyan Chand Singh. The whole world was a fan of Indian Hockey because of the sensation created by him. It was the time of Major Dhyan Chand when India was the world champion of hockey.
After India won the Olympic in 1928 a news report about India’s victory stated “this is not a game of hockey but magic. In 1936 Berlin Olympics, after the first match of India the whole city of Berlin had posters written “visit the hockey stadium to watch the Indian magician Dhyan Chand in Action”. Once, The Hockey Authorities of Netherlands broke Dhyan Chand’s hockey stick to check if there is a magnet inside. This is was the magic of Major Dhyan Chand.
India again needs a magician like Dhyan Chand Singh for the survival of our national game. Indian hockey needs to create that magic again to make people more passionate about our national game. For this player must be as dedicated as Dhyan Chand was.
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