Dhanraj Pillay

     Long-haired, wild-eyed, not very tall but is the world's most recognizable hockey player, he is the highest Indian goal scorer. It is a bit difficult to dodge him.

Dhanraj is a creator of opportunities rather than a goal scorer, a man who will attract defenders to his side and free the rest of the forwards.

  

  There are always at least two defense players marking him, before defenders can even think of a move he runs 100 m in a very decent record time of 11.6 seconds.

Born on  16 th July 1968, height is 5' 8", can speak Tamil (mother tongue), Hindi, Marathi and English. Employed in Mahindra & Mahindra, he is the only Indian in Sydney Team (hockey) to play in 3 Olympics, 3 World Cups and 3 Asian Games.

Whenever he traps the ball and begins to run, it is as though electricity has found human form.
He is the most feared Center Forwards of the contemporary hockey.

          Dhanraj made his international debut in 1986 Asia Cup in Delhi and has won almost all the honours that the game offers. He has been in the Olympic team for 1996 (Atlanta), 1992 (Barcelona). Ajitpal Singh, who led India to her only World Cup hockey victory in 1975, rates Dhanraj amongst the greatest ever centre forwards of the contemporary hockey. Dhanraj as a captain scored 10 goals in the Bangkok tournament where India won the title, these ten goals are considered his best in one meet.

The Indian Hockey Federation (I.H.F.) unlike the Cricket board does not keep a detailed record of players, Dhanraj can recall it as more than 170 goals, but a hockey statistician insists it is closer to 130.

He is a first-class player in a sport that receives second class treatment. In 1998 he led India to an Asian Games gold medal for the first time in 32 years, scoring 10 goals.

Awards won by Dhanraj Pillay :

Arjuna Puraskar (1995)
K. K. Birla, Foundation Puraskar (1998-99)
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (1999)
Also being nominated for the international player of the award these last two years.


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