Overview
- He died Friday morning at a Bengaluru hospital while undergoing cancer treatment, according to his family.
- His daughter said he had prostate cancer for about 10 months and later developed jaundice that affected his liver.
- He was India’s goalkeeper in the bronze-winning campaign at the 1972 Munich Olympics and also played the 1973 and 1978 World Cups, taking silver in 1973.
- He received the Major Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in 2019 after years of limited formal recognition.
- Hockey India and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan issued condolences, with P. R. Sreejesh also paying tribute, and he is survived by two daughters.