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Indian Hockey Legend 88-Year-Old Balbir Singh Junior Passes Away

Former ace Indian hockey player Balbir Singh Junior passed away at 88 on April 11. Popularly known as 'Nursery of Indian Hockey', Balbir was a member of the silver medal-winning 1958 Asian Games contingent. Playing alongside hockey legends like Balbir Singh Senior, Leslie Claudius, Prithipal Singh and Charles Stephen, Junior also represented Indian Railways. Hockey India also condoled for the Jalandhar-born Junior, now survived by wife, son… read-more

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 08:49 PM / by Ronit John

Tags: Hockey India, Indian Hockey, India, Balbir Singh Junior

Courtesy: NDTV