Introduction
Kishan Lal was India’s captain of the hockey team to the 1948 Olympics at London. He was one of the greatest inside forwards in hockey He is known as the fastest player in wing position He would race down to the goal position once the ball was with him, a thorn in the eyes of the opponent and was a gentleman player. According to Gian Singh, “Many times, I would think he would score but invariable he would pass the ball to inside forwards or the centre forward to do the finishing touch”. When S S Naqvi, hockey coach in Oman and technical adviser with the Oman Olympic Committee gave his pick of players for a greatest ever World XI hockey team, he placed Kishan Lal of India as his first choice as a right winger.
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