Q. Recently the famous player Nandu Natekar passed away. He was related to which sport?
a) Cricket
b) Football
c) Badminton
d) None of these
Ans : c
RELATED FACTS:-
- On 28, 2021 Nandu Natekar, one of the superstars in Indian badminton history, passed away in Pune due to prolonged illness.
- He was 88.
- In the 1950s and 1960s, Natekar was a household name all over India, thanks to his exploits on the court across the globe.
- The first Indian shuttler to win a tournament overseas — the Selangor International crown in Kuala Lumpur in 1956.
- Natekar was among the first batch of the Arjuna Award recipients in 1961 when the awards were introduced.
- His international achievements included making it to the All England Championship quarterfinals in 1954 and representing India in the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica in 1966.
- He bagged six singles, six doubles and five mixed doubles National titles during his glorious career.
- His footwork was often compared to that of a ballet dancer while his deceptive wrist-work left his opponents and connoisseurs spellbound.
- Interestingly, it was another racquet sport — tennis — that was his first love.
- He excelled in tennis as much as badminton, losing to the legendary Ramanathan Krishnan in the 1951 National junior championship final.
By – ABHISHEK KUMAR