Which of the following hockey players was born in Prayagraj (Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh ?
Major Dhyan Chand
Among the hockey players listed, the one born in Prayagraj, then Allahabad, is Major Dhyan Chand. He was born there on 29 August 1905, and his birthday is observed across India as National Sports Day.
Dhyan Chand joined the army as a young sepoy and learnt his hockey in regimental teams, going on to win Olympic gold with India at Amsterdam in 1928, Los Angeles in 1932 and Berlin in 1936. His stick control was so complete that he was called the Wizard.
The other players were born elsewhere in the state or outside it. Mohammed Shahid, the celebrated dribbler of the 1980 Moscow gold-medal team, was born in Varanasi. Lalit Upadhyay, of the Tokyo 2020 bronze-medal team, is also from Varanasi. Syed Ali does not belong to Prayagraj either.
Hence, the answer is Major Dhyan Chand.
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