English, asked by tanishqpawar556536, 6 hours ago

Dhyan Chand is famous as the 'Hockey Wizard' all over the world. Today's sports fans know

little about this genius who left an indelible mark on the game. Decades back, Dhyan Chand

was one of world's top sportsmen – in league with the great Don Bradman, Jesse Owens and

Babe Ruth. Major Dhyan Chand Singh was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the gold

winning Indian team in three Olympic Games. He was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's

third highest civilian honour in 1956. He got the title “Chand” or “Moon” from his first

coach Punkaj Gupta, who seeing his exceptional skills, had predicted that one day he would

shine like a moon. Dhyan Chand was born on August 29, 1905. His father Sameshwar Dutt

Singh was an Indian Army Subedar, who played hockey in the army. He joined the Indian

Army at the tender age of sixteen as a Sepoy of the Punjab Regiment. Subedar – Major Bhole

Tiwari of the Brahmin Regiment noticed his dribbling skills. Tiwari himself was a good

hockey player. He recognised the talent in Dhyan and became his mentor. Tiwari laid the

foundations of his game. Dhyan with his hard work and talent became a wizard of hockey.

His great control on the ball in the field left the spectators awestruck. Once in Tokyo, the

officials broke his hockey stick to search for a magnet inside it. They thought that there was

a magnet in his hockey and so the ball stuck to it. He said good bye to International Hockey

in 1948. He became virtually synonymous with hockey, playing numerous matches.

Answer the following questions:

i. Who was Dhyan Chand? (2)

ii. Who gave Dhyan Chand the title 'Chand' and why? (2)

iii. Who was Tiwari and why did he become Dhyan Chand's mentor? (2)

iv. When did Dhyan Chand say goodbye to hockey? (1)

v. Find a word from the passage which means "to say something in advance". (1)

vi. What does the word 'captivated' mean? (1)

vii. Find a word from the passage which means the same as "renowned".​

Answers

Answered by YuvankarTiwary
1

Answer:

good morning .

have a nice day ahead.

please mark me as brainlist

Similar questions