- Gulam Abbas Moontasir
Gulam Abbas Moontasir (born
7 January 1942 ) is professionalbasketball player fromIndia .Born in
Mumbai , he began playing at the age of nine at the courts atNagpada in central Mumbai. He studied at Mumbai's Antonio D'Souza School and D.G.Ruparel College .Moontasir played for his school, college,
Bombay University and theMaharashtra State, in turn. He made his international debut in an exhibition match againstAustralia in Mumbai in 1960. He represented India in theQuadrangular inColombo in 1964 and captained the Indian side in theAsian Basketball Championship held inBangkok in 1969 and 1975. Moontasir was also member of the Indian team that participated in the 1970Asian Games in Bangkok and took part in the 10th Anniversary confederation Tournament inManila . He was chosen for the Asian All-Star team in 1970.Moontasir often clashed with the referees and officials and was even suspended on two occasions.
He received the
Arjuna Award in 1970 for his achievement in national sport. He played his last national level match at the age of 44 when he represented the Railways in the Federation Cup in 1986. Mootasir also authored the book "Principles of Basketball".
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