My Best 15 Indian / Pakistani Hockey players

The Crowd gathered to Watch Dhyan chand

Mansoor Ahmed (Pakistan)This great Pakistani goal keeper achieved much glory in the sport.Including the World Cup win in 1984 as well as the Olympic Gold Medal in the same year

Gagan Ajit Singh (India).A very respected Indian striker and a member of the All Asian Hockey team in 2002.Also in the same year he was awarded the pretigious Arjuna Award.This in recognition of his exceptional hockey skills and service to Indian Hockey

Dhanraj Pillay (India)I loved this player for he was only small,but my word was he fearless in his forays forward.You’d just see a goal go in and the hand raised and his flow of long hair.He was awarded every honour in India for his Service to hockey and his brilliance.Including the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna along with the Padma Shri

Kunwar Singh (India)One of the great older hockey players.This great Indian had such skill having the ball under his complete control.He was a giant in the game.That culminated in him winning the Olympic Gold twice in 1948 and 1952.Sadly he died from a discharge from his own gun

Dhyan Chand (India)The father of hockey and in truth probably the greatest player in the history of the sport.He was the best Centre Forward the game has seen that culminated in him winning the Olympic Gold on three occasion in the Indian team.He in truth was a perfect hockey player. Combining skill,power and pace and a predators goal sense.A great player and an equally great man.

Balbir Singh Snr.(India)

A great player from the older times.He won the Olympic Gold Medal on three different occasions with India with his goal scoring being one of the keys in these victories.He was symbolically the first sportsman to be honoured with the Padma Shri Award in 1957

Mohammed Shahid (India)

This amazing forward was renowned for his incredible dribbling skills that allowed him to ghost past defenders like they were lamp posts.He won the ultimate honour with India in 1980 with the Olympic Gold Medal

Shahnaz Sheikh (Pakistan)

What a great player that had such courage and sent shivers down the spines of oposition defences with his marauding runs.He won the World Cup and the Asian Games but sadly never completed his trophy cabinet with Olympic Gold.Getting Silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics

Kamran Ashraf (Pakistan)

This forward in the recent past served his Nation with great distinction in the hockey Arena.He scored 129 goal from his 166 Internationals.

Hassan Sardar (Pakistan)

This great Centre Forward and ex Captain of the Pakistan National team was the key reason behind his team winning Gold in the 1984 Olympics.He also lead his team to World Cup glory two years early.He was part of the most fearsome forward line in the 80′s

Shahbaz Ahmed Snr (Pakistan)

I must say this forward was the best player ive ever seen.He had such incredible skill and instincts on a hockey field,He has all the Individual honours including consecutive player of the World Cup in 1990 and 94.Many regard only the immortal Indian Chand as better than him

Akhtar Rasool (Pakistan)

This great Pivot and Captain for Pakistan was a very refined and consistent performer for his great Nation.This culminated in the key role he played in Pakistan winning the World Cup twice in 1978 and 1982.He was very respected and Won the highest honour in Pakistan the Pride of Performance Award

Sohail Abbas (Pakistan)

This great defender and Penalty Corner Specialit is currently the highest goal scorer in International hockey with 313.He gained recognition for his goal scoring exploits in the 2002 World Cup where he was joint top scorer with 10.He acvhieved team success this year with the Gold Medal at the Asian Games

Tanvir Dar (Pakistan)

One of the greatest right backs in the history of hockey.He was an expert short penalty taker and scored 43 goal from his 80 International Caps.His ultimate glory was the Olympic Gold Medal in 1968

Samiullah Khan (Pakistan)

The aptly named ‘Flying Horse’ because of his electrifying pace down the left wing for Pakistan,His ultimate glory was the Gold Medal in the 1978 Asian Games