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FAMOUS SLOGANS AND PHRASES GIVEN BYFOR INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS RENAISSANCE LEADERS
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Dhyanchand
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Bharat Chetri
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Sandeep Singh
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Gurbaj Singh
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Dhyan Chand is in fact the magician of hockey.
Detailed explanation-3: -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’.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since Dhyan Singh practised during the night, his fellow players started addressing him with the nickname “Chand".
Detailed explanation-5: -The magic of Dhyan Chand’s stick was casting charms on players and mesmerizing the spectators and although it was a tough fight, UP won the match. Chand made it to the Olympic teams, he was ready to make his mark in the world. The team was dispatched to England to play in the Folkstone Festival.