K. D. Singh
Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 – 27 March 1978), popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player.[1] Singh received his early education at the Government High School, Barabanki and Kanyakubj Inter College, Lucknow.Scintillating dribbling and adroit through passes characterized his play and he was the chief instigator in completely tying the dogged England defense.Former New Zealand captain Cyril Walter wrote: "I run out of adjectives in trying to describe his superlative dribbling and the timing and geometrical accuracy of his passing.This was the first time an Indian was awarded the Helms Trophy (America's Nobel Prize in sport given to the best athlete from each continent.A fellow Olympian and friend of Singh, Ashwini Kumar stated that the former was a "sensitive man" and that he might have "become emotionally upset with the poor showing of the Indian team at the World Cup matches in Buenos Aires."[9] In the Indian sports-drama film Gold (2018), set in the 1948 Summer Olympics, Amit Sadh played the role of vice captain of the India men's national field hockey team - a character loosely based on K.D.
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