Contemporaries mourn World Cup winner Varinder’s demise
One of the best right-halves of the 1970s, Varinder Singh breathed his last in Jalandhar on Tuesday.
Singh, 75, was a gold medallist at the 1975 Kuala Lumpur Hockey World Cup and won bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He was also a member of the 1973 World Cup team that won silver.
Varinder was born on May 16, 1947 in village Dhannowali near Jalandhar and Ajitpal Singh, captain of the World Cup winning side, recalled his association with the deceased.
“When Varinder came to the Indian hockey team, he was my room-mate till our last tournament together. He was the gentle giant of the World Cup winning team and the most disciplined and honest hockey player of his time,” Ajitpal said.
Varinder played as a right-in early in career, and was recruited by Indian Railways in the late 1960s.
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