“I would tell him that if you be part of Pakistan team, we might be world beaters and he accustomed say an equivalent on behalf of me,” was however Pakistan’s legendary centre forward Hasan Sardar reacted on the end of Indian hockey nice prophet Shahid.
Accolades poured in from across the border for Shahid as 2 past masters from Pakistan, Sardar and Samiullah, recalled however they were keen competitors on the sphere, and friends off it.Shahid, 56, UN agency was being treated during a personal hospital in Gurugram, died thanks to multiple organ failure.
“Shahid was one in all the rarest players UN agency possessed excellent dribble skills while not compromising on speed. This was a rare combination. I even have not seen several dribblers like him,” Sardar, UN agency scored a score in Pakistan’s famouse 7–1 persuade Bharat within the 1982 city Asian Games final, told PTI Bhasha from urban center.he 1980 Olympic gold medallist was admitted to Medanta the Medicity earlier this month when a bout of jaundice and dengue fever created his condition worse. He was airlifted from Varanasi. Shahid breathed his last at 10:45 this morning.
Sardar same, “Since we have a tendency to were taking part in for out countries, we have a tendency to perpetually needed to beat one another, however we have a tendency to were shut friends off the sphere. Shahid wasn't solely a good player however an incredible soul in addition. we've such a lot of fond reminiscences of him,” he added.
Another legendary player from Pakistan, Samiullah, UN agency was captain of the 1982 Asian Games laurel wreath winning team, same that they'd to draw specific strategy to manage Shahid and Zafar Iqbal, UN agency were in prime type those days.
“I was captaining the team and was all right attentive to however troublesome it might be to defeat Bharat in final before of their home crowd. Zafar and Shahid we have a tendency tore in prime type and that i keep in mind that we created special plans to manage them and succeed.
Samiullah same that despite the defeat, Zafar and Shahid fashioned one in all the most effective offensive combos within the world.
“We won the ultimate however there's little doubt that Zafar and Shahid were one in all the most effective offensive combos within the world that point. it absolutely was a sheer joy to observe them play. Shahid came to Pakistan throughout 1982 Asia Cup in urban center and that we became sensible friends. I advised him to require care of his health once I met him in 2004,” he recalled.
Zafar, Hasan, Kalimullah were among those players thanks to whom Bharat and Pakistan dominated world Hockey within the 70s and 80s, Samiullah same.
Sardar same that Shahid was thus saddened with the Asiad defeat that he didn't speak to them for many days throughout a tournament in Australia.
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