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Zafar Iqbal Recalls 1978 Hockey World Cup, Reflects On India's Chances In Odisha Next Year

By IANS News December 12, 2022 • 15:45 PM View: 453

Zafar Iqbal Recalls 1978 Hockey World Cup: As the clock ticks closer to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023, with less than 40 days to go, hockey legend Zafar Iqbal recalled his time with the Indian team in the 1970s and 1980s.

Zafar Iqbal was one of the new members of the Indian Men's Hockey Team when he was given the responsibility of representing the nation in the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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