can u say me the hobbies of dhanraj pillay
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He spent his youth in the Ordnance Factory staff colony where his father was a groundsman. There he used to play (albeit with broken sticks and discarded hockey balls) on the soft, muddy surface of the factory ground with his brothers and friends from the colony.
And so he learnt the skills of the game, imitating the style of legendary players.
He made his debut in international hockey in 1989 in the Allwyn Asia Cup in New Delhi.
Over a period of 15 years of his international hockey career, He is said to have played 339 international matches and scored 170 goals.
He is the only player to have played in four Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004), four World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002), four Champions Trophies (1995, 1996, 2002, and 2003), and four Asian Games (1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002).
India won the Asian Games (1998) and Asia Cup (2003) under his captaincy