Major Dhyan Chand, an expert player of hockey, was also the captain of the Indian hockey team. The Indian hockey team won a Gold Medal in 1936 at the Berlin Olympics under his captaincy. He was also part of the previous hockey teams in 1928 and 1932, which played at the Olympics and won Gold Medals. 29th August, the birth date of Dhyan Chand, is celebrated as the National Sports Day in India. He was known as the ‘Wizard of Hockey’ and was honoured with a Padma Bhushan in 1956.