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FAMOUS SLOGANS AND PHRASES GIVEN BYFOR INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS RENAISSANCE LEADERS
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Sachin Tendulkar
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Dhyan Chand
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Sunil Gavaskar
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Kapil Dev
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Detailed explanation-1: -For many, Dhyan Chand is simply the greatest Indian field hockey player of all time. He was the man who mesmerised everyone with his silky stick-work earning him the nickname hockey wizard.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known as The Wizard or The Magician of hockey for his superb ball control, Chand played internationally from 1926 to 1949, where he scored 570 goals in 185 matches according to his autobiography, Goal, and over 1000 goals in his entire domestic and international career.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sutherland was known in the 20th century as the “Father of Hockey” for his tireless work administering and promoting the game. The native of Kingston, Ontario, was born in 1870, three years after the birth of Canada as a nation.
Detailed explanation-4: -National Sports Day: Know all about ‘magician of hockey’ Major Dhyan Chand. New Delhi: India observes National Sports Day on August 29 every year as a tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary. The day this year marks the 117th birth anniversary of the ‘magician of hockey’.