Islahuddin (field hockey)

Islahuddin (Urdu: اِصلاح الدین; born 10 January 1948) is a field hockey player from Pakistan.

Not only did Pakistan win the World Cup under his captaincy, it also completed a grand slam by winning the Champions Trophy and an Asian Games gold medal as well in 1978.

[1][3] Islahuddin was member of team that won 1971 World Cup under captaincy of Khalid Mahmood in Barcelona.

After his retirement from the sport, he has been associated with hockey as a coach and manager of the Pakistan field hockey team along with commentator and member of the FIH rules board.

[citation needed] The FIH awarded him the greatest award in hockey services, the diploma of merit, in recognition of his international hockey services.