Sports Reporter
Nagpur, July 3
THE passing away of Sanjay Joshi, a former Vidarbha and Customs and Central Excise hockey player, at the age of 55 years has shocked the hockey fraternity of the city.
Joshi, who was also ex-vice president of VHA, breathed his last on Sunday evening at a city hospital. An excellent hockey player, Joshi was part of Nagpur University team that qualified for the All India Inter-University Tournament for the first time in 1982 after they won the West Zone title.
He also led Vidarbha hockey team in several national level tournaments and carved a niche for himself. Joshi also captained Customs and Central Excise team for several years.
A tall and robust defender, he was hard to tackle. Joshi’s rasping carpet driven hits were unstoppable.
While taking penalty corners, Customs and Central Excise team used to depend heavily on Joshi. He was equally brilliant while defending the short corners.
Former Vidarbha Hockey Association secretary, Vinod Gawai, who was also team-mate of Joshi, was shocked to hear the news.
“He was an outstanding person and also an outstanding player. I am very shocked,” said Gawai, who played with Joshi for several years. “He was our captain and was very sincere. Even after he hanged his boots we treated him as captain. Still, he is captain for us,” said Gawai.
VHA vice-president TN Sidhra termed Joshi’s demise as a personal loss. “I had very cordial and personal relations with Sanjay and his family. It’s a big loss for me personally,” said Sidhra.
Joshi later switched to golf and was successful in it, too, winning a few trophies.
Nagpur, July 3
THE passing away of Sanjay Joshi, a former Vidarbha and Customs and Central Excise hockey player, at the age of 55 years has shocked the hockey fraternity of the city.
Joshi, who was also ex-vice president of VHA, breathed his last on Sunday evening at a city hospital. An excellent hockey player, Joshi was part of Nagpur University team that qualified for the All India Inter-University Tournament for the first time in 1982 after they won the West Zone title.
He also led Vidarbha hockey team in several national level tournaments and carved a niche for himself. Joshi also captained Customs and Central Excise team for several years.
A tall and robust defender, he was hard to tackle. Joshi’s rasping carpet driven hits were unstoppable.
While taking penalty corners, Customs and Central Excise team used to depend heavily on Joshi. He was equally brilliant while defending the short corners.
Former Vidarbha Hockey Association secretary, Vinod Gawai, who was also team-mate of Joshi, was shocked to hear the news.
“He was an outstanding person and also an outstanding player. I am very shocked,” said Gawai, who played with Joshi for several years. “He was our captain and was very sincere. Even after he hanged his boots we treated him as captain. Still, he is captain for us,” said Gawai.
VHA vice-president TN Sidhra termed Joshi’s demise as a personal loss. “I had very cordial and personal relations with Sanjay and his family. It’s a big loss for me personally,” said Sidhra.
Joshi later switched to golf and was successful in it, too, winning a few trophies.
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