Shikhar Dhawan, Vijender Singh pay tribute to Mohammed Shahid

Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and Indian Olympic medal winning boxer Vijender Singh paid their tributes to hockey legend Mohammed Shahid who passed away today

Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and Indian Olympic medal winning boxer Vijender Singh paid their tributes to hockey legend Mohammed Shahid who passed away today.

The two Indian sportsmen took to social networking website Twitter to send in their respects to the hockey legend in India. Indian pro boxing star Vijender Singh tweeted with a pic:

RIP #MohammedShahid ji, a magician and one of the greatest dribblers on the hockey field.
Condolences to the family pic.twitter.com/7qzjXms6Ox

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) July 20, 2016

Indian opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan said:

Being a Punjabi, hockey is in my blood. Sad to hear about passing away of legendary #MohammedShahid. Best dribbler in his time by a mile RIP

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 20, 2016

Hockey India posted:

Hockey India grieves the untimely loss of India Hockey Legend Mohammed Shahid, who passed away today, 20 July 2016. pic.twitter.com/Sh8Z8qvppe

— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) July 20, 2016

Indian batsman Manoj Tiwary too paid his respects:

Very sad to hear about the demise of hockey legend Mohammad Shahid. May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/MkLt0YouVq

— Manoj Tiwary (@tiwarymanoj) July 20, 2016

Mohammed Shahid, who wa part of India's Olympic medal winning team in India in 1980 died at age 56 after suffering from severe kidney and liver ailments

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