The Indian hockey team is the national men’s team of India representing the field hockey on the international hockey forum. It was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. Indian hockey team has also been the winner of the Olympic gold medal eight times, which is a record in itself. The Indian hockey team has always been full of wizards of the game. From the legendary Dhyan Chand to the inspirational Dhanraj Pillay, Indian hockey players have delighted hockey connoisseurs around the world. Read on to explore more about some of the famous Indian hockey players.


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A legend of Indian hockey, Dhyan Chand is considered to be one of the best players to have ever played the sport.
Star of the Indian hockey team that dominated the sport in the years before World War II, the prolific Dhyan Chand played a key role in India’s three consecutive gold hauls at the Olympic Games – in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Such was Dhyan Chand’s mastery of the game and so dazzling was his ball control that he earned the epithets ‘Hockey Wizard’ and ‘The Magician’.
Dhyan Chand started playing hockey seriously during his stint with the British Indian Army and between 1922 and 1926, he competed in numerous army hockey tournaments and regimental games.
Born Dhyan Singh in Allahabad, he was called ‘Chand’ – moon in Hindi – by his peers because he would often practice at night under the moonlight after his duty hours.
He had impressed observers of the game during his days in the army and when the newly-formed Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) decided to send a team for the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Dhyan Chand was called for the trials.






Dhyan CHAND



TeamIND
Biography
A legend of Indian hockey, Dhyan Chand is considered to be one of the best players to have ever played the sport.
Star of the Indian hockey team that dominated the sport in the years before World War II, the prolific Dhyan Chand played a key role in India’s three consecutive gold hauls at the Olympic Games – in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Such was Dhyan Chand’s mastery of the game and so dazzling was his ball control that he earned the epithets ‘Hockey Wizard’ and ‘The Magician’.
Dhyan Chand started playing hockey seriously during his stint with the British Indian Army and between 1922 and 1926, he competed in numerous army hockey tournaments and regimental games.
Born Dhyan Singh in Allahabad, he was called ‘Chand’ – moon in Hindi – by his peers because he would often practice at night under the moonlight after his duty hours.
He had impressed observers of the game during his days in the army and when the newly-formed Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) decided to send a team for the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Dhyan Chand was called for the trials.
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