Question

Explain the following statement with reasons.

Major Dhyan Chand is known as the 'Wizard of Hockey'.

Answer 1

1. Major Dhyan Chand, an expert player of hockey was also the captain of the Indian hockey team.
2. Indian Hockey team won a Gold Medal in 1936 at Berlin Olympics under his captaincy.
3. He was also part of the previous Indian hockey teams in 1928 and 1932, which played at the Olympics and won Gold medals.
4. In the 1932 Olympics, he scored 25 goals against America and Japan.
5. 29^th August, the birth date of Dhyan Chand is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India.
6. Therefore, Major Dhyan Chand is known as the 'Wizard of Hockey'. He was honoured with a ‘Padmabhushan’ in 1956.