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DHANRAJ
PILLAY 
Born on 16 th July 1968, height is 5' 8", can
speak Tamil (mother tongue), Hindi, Marathi and English. Employed in Mahindra &
Mahindra, he is the only Indian in Sydney Team (hockey) to play in 3 Olympics, 3 World
Cups and 3 Asian Games.
Whenever he traps the ball and begins to run, it is as though electricity has found human
form.
He is the most feared Center Forwards of the contemporary hockey.
Dhanraj made his international debut in 1986 Asia Cup in Delhi and has won almost all the
honours that
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
Hrishikesh Kanitkar born on 14 November 1974 in
Pune. Left Hand Batsman and a Right Arm Off Break bowler, who plays for Maharashtra, made
his Test debut in 1999/00 2nd Test India v Australia at Melbourne, ODI debut was at Indore
India Vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, 1997/98. Hemant Kanitkar Hirishikesh Kanitkar's father, had
played two Tests against West Indies in 1974-75.
Kanitkar is most remembered for his winning boundary off Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan at
Dhaka in January 1998 when the team chased a 300 plus target in the Independence Cup
final.
He played for Maharashtra in the Ranji Trophy for three years before entering in to the
Indian Team. He developed interest in cricket at the age of seven. From his childhood he
used to listen to the cricket discussions which were going on in his family. In the 80's
he got selected in the Maharashtra under 15 team, and later on in the under 19 team of
India.