Balbir Junior, top player who lived in Senior’s shadow
Balbir Jr won silver in 1958 Asian Games, played with legends of hockey
Indervir Grewal
Balbir Singh: May 2, 1932-April 11, 2021
His journey in hockey began like that of many others in Punjab. Born in 1932 in Sansarpur, the ‘Mecca’ of hockey in those times, Balbir Singh Junior was a child when he picked up the hockey stick. And like so many from his village, Balbir Singh Junior went on to play for the country.