He was 75.
Singh was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the 1975 men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. This remains India's only gold medal at the prestigious tournament where the country had beaten arch-rivals Pak🌄istan 2-1 in the final.
Singh was also part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 1972ও Munich Olympics and siꦍlver medal at 1973 World Cup in Amsterdam.
He also had to his credit a silver 🍬medal at the 1974 and 1978 Asian Games, respectively. The Indian hockey stalwart also featured in the 1975 Montreal Olympics.
In 2007, Varinder was co𓂃nferred with the prestigious Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.
Hockey India mourned the death of Singh.
"Varinder Singh's achievements will be remembered by the hockey fraternity worldwid🥃e," it said in a release.
