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Indian field hockey player

Dhanraj Pillay (born 16 July 1968) is a retired Indian field hockey player and former captain of the India national team.

He also looks after the Air India Sports Promotion Board as a Joint Secretary based in Mumbai.

The Legend Dhanraj Pillay takes us through India's second goal byAkashdeep Singh, giving a big thumbs up to the variation at the opening match.

Dhanraj Pillay has been one of the best all time hockey players of India and also one of the most popular ones the game has ever produced by.

He made appearances for the national team and is recorded, unofficially, to have scored goals.

The first player from India to score goals on artificial turf is Dhanraj Pillay, who scored a total of international goals.

He overcame internal politics to score eight goals in two matches to bring home the Olympic hockey gold once again in Balbir Singh Sr.

For the last 5 years, Dhanraj is overseeing the SAG Hockey Academy in Gujarat funded by the Gujarat Government. He is widely regarded as one of the best Indian players of hockey.^[2]

Pillay born to a Tamil family made his debut in 1989 with the national team and in a career spanning over 15 years, appeared for India in four Olympic Games, World Cups and Champion Trophies each.

He made 400 appearances for the national team and is recorded, unofficially, to have scored 170 goals.^[3] He also played for clubs in countries such as Malaysia, France, England and Germany.^[4] Recognizing his achievements, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India in 2000.

International career

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