Background
He was born in Bannu, Pakistan. Sharma was born in Bannu, in what is now Pakistan, in 1932.
He was born in Bannu, Pakistan. Sharma was born in Bannu, in what is now Pakistan, in 1932.
After retiring as a player, Sharma became a coach and was manager of the Indian hockey team at the Asian Games. Sharma died on 26 August 2007, aged 75, following the complications developed after a fall in his bathroom. In Lucknow, a state hockey tournament is being organized every year since 2008 in his memory.