The Balbir the Hockey World forgot
“He comes to the ground on a bicycle but after the match always returns on the shoulders of the fans”. This is how a committed fan of hockey described the saga of Balbir Singh of Railways who celebrates his 75th birthday today. A multi-sport genius, Balbir Singh (Western Railway), who sparkled for India and who now lives in the States, was not even honoured with the Arjuna award. Its strange. Its a pity. Its a grave injustice to a great player of our times. Senior journalist Nandakumar Marar spoke to select former players who watched him play from close quarters to bring the genius’ feat to the GenNext.