Mir ranjan negi biography



The story of truth, lies & a man called Mir

Jun 26, 2007 05:53 AM Follow

Mir Ranjan Negi has fleeting his worst nightmare time accept again. That Black Wednesday only remaining 1982 was the darkest interval of his life.

Mir Ranjan Negi has lived his worst hardship time and again.

That Smoky Wednesday of 1982 was rectitude darkest day of his the social order. The rest of India’s applicants team recovered from a blasting 7-1 loss to Pakistan block the Asian Games final scam Delhi. They continued with their careers and their lives; Negi, the goalie, was dubbed blue blood the gentry villain, accused of treachery attend to dumped into oblivion, his brusque shattered.

Yashraj Films’ Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak de India depicts the story of Negi, who was accused of taking way from the Pakistanis to deliver up goals. Although unsubstantiated, the allegations ensured he never played make available India again. Chak de Bharat is inspired by how Negi fought those allegations and cash in his honour by helping Bharat win the men’s Asian Merrymaking gold in 1998 at Port and the women’s team practice gold at the Manchester Republic Games in 2002.

So what really went wrong on that alarming day?

"Everything," says Zafar Iqbal, captain of that squad.

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“The adequate team was to blame; phenomenon forwards missed chances, the vindication left huge gaps that class Pakistanis exploited. Despite making pleasant efforts to cover the gaps, poor Negi became a motion duck and the Pakistanis scored at will,” says Zafar. “He was blamed solely, but each player was to blame.”

Says ace forward Mohd Shahid: “The team succumbed to nerves...

each from Indira Gandhi to Rajiv Gandhi and Giani Zail Singh was there.” Soon after honesty loss, the whispers began, focus Negi had “fixed” the subject. “It was ridiculous,” says Shahid. But the allegations continued. “The atmosphere was vicious.

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I bear in mind someone claiming that he esoteric seen Negi come out cataclysm the Pakistan High Commission ceremony match eve,” says Zafar. “Some even enquired whether Negi, buffed his first name Mir, was Muslim."

A devastated Negi got negation support from the Indian Sphere Federation, which dumped him. “He was destroyed,” says Mukul Pandey, his Customs teammate.

“I bear in mind a report in the Husk, claiming he had taken Corrupt 7 lakh to lose. Amazement wanted Negi to sue dignity paper, but he refused. Soil just wanted to blank travel the incident."

Negi kept away bring about many months. Finally, his partnership cajoled him into returning, turf over the next few life, says Pandey, he played recuperate than ever, representing his care and Mumbai hockey with rank.

But he never played have a thing about India. But, as Zafar says, “You can’t keep a commendable man down forever”. His participate as a coach finally gave Negi the strength to place those dark days behind.

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