India's star Olympic football captain Samar Banerjee passes away

Former India football team captain Samar Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 edition of the Olympics passed away on Saturday.

He died after a prolonged illness at the age of 92 years and is survived by his daughter-in-law.

Banerjee was suffering from Alzheimer's, Azotemia and high-blood pressure-related ailments, and was admitted to the MR Bangur Hospital after



testing positive for COVID-19 on the 27th of July.

"As his health deteriorated he was shifted to the state-run SSKM Hospital under the supervision of state sports minister Arup Biswas. He breathed his last around 2.10 am," Mohun Bagan secretary Debasish Dutta said.

"He was our beloved 'Badru Da' and we had bestowed him with the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2009. It's another big loss for the Maidan," he added.