National Sports Day 2020: Sports Stars Pay Tribute To Major Dhyan Chand On His Birth Anniversary

Indian men’s cricket crew captain Virat Kohli and previous opening batsman Virender Sehwag were among the several athletics stars who took to social media to spend their tributes to legendary hockey participant Key Dhyan Chand on his a hundred and fifteenth start anniversary. Major Dhyan Chand led India to 3 Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936. He played a essential position in India’s 8-1 triumph around Germany in the 1936 Berlin Olympic ultimate, emerging as the top-scorer with 3 targets. He was also the foremost aim-scorer at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, scoring 14 targets. Key Dhyan Chand has been conferred with a number of honours, which includes India’s third highest civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 1956. Sehwag paid tribute to Key Dhyan Chand, contacting for a Bharat Ratna to be awarded to the “legend”.

“Basically the greatest there ever is Folded hands #NationalSportsDay #1936 #UnitedinSport #India #Gold,” Kohli tweeted.

Basically the greatest there ever is #NationalSportsDay #1936 #UnitedinSport #India #Gold pic.twitter.com/kgf4eE0yz8

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 29, 2020

“Tributes to the Bharat Ratna, Key Dhyanchand on his start anniversary. It is high time the legend who is a Bharat Ratna gets the Bharat Ratna. #NationalSportsDay,” the previous India opener tweeted.

Tributes to the Bharat Ratna, Key Dhyanchand on his start anniversary. It is high time the legend who is a Bharat Ratna gets the Bharat Ratna.#NationalSportsDay pic.twitter.com/NdmqMldOiO

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 29, 2020

Laxman more explained Key Dhyan Chand as “one particular of the most inspiring sportsman the world has ever found”.

“Heartfelt tributes to one particular of the most inspiring sportsman the world has ever found, the legendary Key Dhyanchand on his start anniversary. #NationalSportsDay,” he tweeted.

Heartfelt tributes to one particular of the most inspiring sportsman the world has ever found, the legendary Key Dhyanchand on his start anniversary. #NationalSportsDay pic.twitter.com/j2l1G1hrgo

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 29, 2020

KL Rahul and Shubman Gill also paid their tributes to the “magician of hockey”.

Celebrating the magician of hockey on #NationalSportsDay #1936 #UnitedinSport #India #Gold pic.twitter.com/JqsDtQVJYu

— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) August 29, 2020

My tribute to one particular of the India’s greatest sporting icons Key Dhyan Chand on his start anniversary. Also, wishing all the athletes from our state a really content #NationalSportsDay

— Shubman Gill (@RealShubmanGill) August 29, 2020

Key Dhyan Chand scored a lot more than 400 targets in a occupation spanning around 22 decades. The legendary hockey participant served as the main coach at the Nationwide Institute of Sports in Patiala for a limited period of time, pursuing his retirement.

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He also taught at several coaching camps in Rajasthan. Curiously, the hockey star’s first name was Dhyan Singh.

Even so, he was named Chand – ‘the moon’ by his teammates, as he applied to apply in the moonlight, as there were no floodlights in India at the time.