The former Indian opener Virender Sehwag on the occasion of `National Sports Day`, the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand through Twitter tried to introduce the hockey legend to the younger generation.

"Tributes to the greatest hockey player of all times and India's greatest sportsman, Major Dhyanchand on #NationalSportsDay. Every child in the country must know about the legend Major Dhyanchand was.He joined the Indian army at the age of 16 and retired in 1956," Sehwag tweeted.

Major Dhyan Chand guided the Indian men's hockey team to three Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932, and 1936. He had also netted 400 goals for the country by the time he played his last match in 1948.

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