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Happy Birthday Dhanraj Pillay: hockey players and fans wish Indian legend on his birthday
New Delhi: One of India’s finest hockey players, Dhanraj Pillay, is celebrating his 57th birthday today on July 17. He was known for his sublime pace and prolific goal-scoring ability, and brilliant dribbling. He was born in Khadki, Pune and moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in professional hockey. Pillay made his international debut against New Zealand in the 1989 Allwyn Cup. He represented India at the Olympics in just three years of his international career, but the team failed to make any significant mark in the Barcelona Games, winning just two matches out of the five. The same performance was repeated by the Men in Blue at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where they only managed to win two games and finished in eighth place. India’s poor show on the big stage came to an end at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games as Pillay led his side to the gold medal. He handled the responsibilities of the captaincy brilliantly and also scored goals for the team on a regular basis. He netted 11 goals in the t…