Legendary Hockey Player Michael Kindo Passes Away At 74

Rourkela: Legendary hockey player and Arjuna Awardee Michael Kindo passed away at the age of 74 at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here in the steel city on Thursday.

Just when people thought that the year 2020 could not be any ominous, Kindo, a member of the Indian hockey team that won the World Cup in 1975, breathed his last while undergoing treatment for geriatric illness at the IGH.

Once the backbone of India's defence, Kindo spent majority of his career fending off forwards from the goal post with elegant ease and authority that still remains an inspiration for many.

(Edited By Suryakant Jena)