Check out Virender Sehwag’s Twitter classroom on Dhyan Chand

August 29 is celebrated as National Sports Day to mark the birth anniversary of India’s hockey wizard Dhyan Chand. Former team India cricketer Virender Sehwag took this opportunity to introduce the younger generation of Twitterverse to the hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand.

The legendary hockey player won Indian Hockey Team three Olympics gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936. That time is considered as the golden era of Indian hockey.

Major Dhyan Chand had netted 400 goals by the time he played his last match in 1948.

For other interesting trivia about Dhyan Chand, do read Virender Sehwag’s latest Twitter thread below –

Tributes to the greatest hockey player of all times and India’s greatest sportsman, Major Dhyanchand on #NationalSportsDay . pic.twitter.com/MzYxMGPDtC

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 29, 2017

Every child in the country must know about the legend Major Dhyanchand was.He joined the Indian army at the age of 16 and retired in 1956.

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 29, 2017

He was called Chand by his team-mates because he used to wait for the moon to come out for practice. He was also called as “The …read more