hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɔːlˈɪndiə skˈuːlz hˈɑːki tˈiːm æz ɐ fˈɔːɹwɚd ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈeɪməs hˈɑːki plˈeɪɚ ɹˈuːp sˈɪŋ, hˌuː hæd plˈeɪd wɪð hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks sˈʌmɚɹ əlˈɪmpɪks ɪn bɜːlˈɪn.
He was selected in the All-India schools hockey team as a forward under the famous hockey player Roop Singh, who had played with his father in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.