Bhubaneswar, Dec. 14 -- As the clock ticks closer to the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, with less than 40 days to go, hockey fans are excited to revel on unknown facts, fun anecdotes and special moments from hockey stars around the world who have achieved the pinnacle at this prestigious event in the previous years.

Indian hockey legend Zafar Iqbal recalled his time with the Indian men's hockey team in the 1970s and 1980s.

Zafar Iqbal was one of the new members of the Indian team when he was given the responsibility of representing the nation in the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

"I played my first game in the test series against the Netherlands at home in 1977. After that we had a...