Gulraiz Akhtar

Gulraiz Akhtar (2 February 1943 – 1 November 2021) was a Pakistani field hockey player.

Inspired by their uncle Muhammad Naseeb, a member of Pakistan field hockey team in 1950, and Naseer Bunda, a neighbor and family friend who was also an Olympic gold medalist, all three brothers, Javed Akhtar, Pervez Akhtar and Gulraiz Akhtar started playing field hockey regularly at a local playground in Rawalpindi.

However, Gulraiz Akhtar shone the most, becoming Pakistan's first left-half to score a goal.

He remained active in hockey events and sometimes wrote in renowned magazines and newspapers.

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