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Hallo,
Why one need a player by his/her religion? All you need is a player and
so they are selected from the best ones from their groups/clubs, after
that be him/her of any religion it doesn't matter. It is upto a person
of any religion to play his skill well and get selected to any games, be
it hockey, cricket, football or any that matters.
Mog asundhi.
Elvino Rodrigues
Kuwait.
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Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:02:19 -0500
From: "CARMO DCRUZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Why no Muslims? or Jews? (or Hindus) in Goan Hockey
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Jason,
Well there are many Muslims who have donned India colors - the most
prominent of whom is Aslam Sher Khan of Indian Airlines and Bhopal, He
parlayed his success in Hockey (He played a key role in India winning
the
1975 World Cup) to become an MLA and is a leading politician in Delhi.
We
have had other Muslim players mainly from the Bhopal, MP, UP area -
including captain and left winger Zaffar Iqbal and left inner and ace
dribbler Mohammed Shahid in the late 70s.
Although we do not have Goan Hindus playing hockey for the nation (They
waste too much time playing cricket I guess), our victorious IIT
Kharagpur
team captain in the late 70s was a Goan Hindu Prashant Sanzgiri (He
played
most of his hockey in Bombay though), Incidently that team also had a
Calcutta-based Cochin Jew Benjamin Abraham.
Jason you should keep in mind that one of India's leading cricketers of
the
60s and 70s Dileep Sardessai is a Goan !
Best Regards,
Dr. Carmo DCruz
INDIAN Harbour Beach, Florida
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Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:47:45 -0500
From: "Jason Monserrate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan Hockey Greats
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Good point. Why no Muslims? or Jews?
Honestly man.... beats me.... There must be some explanation. If we cant
find one, lets blame it on something or someone!
Think about this for a change... How many Goans have represented the
Indian
cricket team? As far as i know, Rahul Keni and Saurabh Bandekar have
played
for the India U-19s... Why no Christians?
Chill and cheers
Jason
Aristo wrote:
Hi Jason & Carmo,
Just curious, why only Christian names. Are there no "-kars" or other
'typical' Goan Hindu names that feature in Goan Hockey achievements?
