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Naseer bunda

Posterity would always remember Naseer Bunda for scoring the golden goal whihc for the first time brought Pakistan Olympin glory at Rome. That goal came in a flash, but Bunda was anyting but a one-time sensation. Nimble on his feet, Bunda was fast as lighting and a player of extraordinary class. Bunda, his contemporarires say, played his hockey the only way he knew: fast forward. Travelling speed, he, at the same time had great control. A rare combination and a lethal one too. Bunda was said to be a real hard nut to crack. All-out attack was his method, and no defence was good enough to contain him, much less scare him - in those days defenders used terror as a tactiv to keep crafty forwards at bay. The effect on the opposition was devastating. Imagine an inside forward's penetration who is going fast as a bolt and then stops and turns on his heels to send measured pass of finding half a chance tries putting it away beyond the keeper. He was outstanding not only as playmaker at inside-left but at many position centre=forward, even at centre-half and left-half. Making his debut in 1954 at home against the Germans, he scored twice at Lahore and never looked back.

 

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