Big Loss!! Shashi Bala was a former captain for Indian hockey team for women and was presently posted as hockey coach for RCF Kapurthala was among the three persons killed in a car accident. Shashi Bala along with her son and daughter were going from Kapurthala to Chandigarh and  passed away along with her 15 year old son in a road accident in Punjab yesterday. The mishap took place when their car collided with a light commercial vehicle coming from an opposite direction near Kahma village.

HER CONTRIBUTION

Shashi Bala made her international debut in 1987 and was a member of the national team in the 1998 FIH Women World Cup in the Netherlands.

She was captain of the national team during the 1997 FIH Women World Cup Qualifier held in Harare, Zimbabwe. After her playing career.

she coached India Railways’ hockey teams and later become a Selector of Hockey Punjab. She was well known for her great role in bringing Indian Railway Women Hockey to International level.