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'''Gulam Abbas Moontasir''' (born 7 January 1942) is a former professional [[basketball]] player from [[India]].<br />
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== Early life==<br />
Born in [[Mumbai]], he was introduced to basketball by an American missionary at the age of nine at the courts at [[Nagpada]] in central Mumbai.<ref name="StreetBall">{{cite web|last1=Bhattacharyya|first1=Wriddhaayan|title=Basketball in the time of gang wars, Dawood Ibrahim|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150318/sports-other-sports/article/basketball-time-gang-wars-dawood-ibrahim|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|accessdate=20 April 2018|date=19 March 2015}}</ref> He studied at Mumbai's Antonio D'Souza School and D.G. [[Ruparel College]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Moontasir played for his school, college, [[Bombay University]] and the [[Maharashtra]] State, in turn. He made his international debut in an exhibition match against [[Australia]]<ref name="scroll-in1">{{cite news|author1=Abhijeet Kulkarni|author2=Shashank Rajaram|author3=Crystelle Rita Nunes|title=Video: Meet Abbas Moontasir, the Asian All-Star who rose from Mumbai’s basketball courts|url=https://scroll.in/field/861617/video-meet-abbas-moontasir-the-asian-all-star-who-rose-from-mumbais-basketball-courts|accessdate=25 April 2018|work=Scroll.is|date=17 December 2017}}</ref> in Mumbai in 1960. He represented India in the quadrangular in [[Colombo]] in 1964 and captained the Indian side in the [[Asian Basketball Championship]] held in [[Bangkok]] in 1969 and 1975.<ref name="scroll-in1"/> Moontasir was also member of the Indian team that participated in the 1970 [[Asian Games]] in Bangkok and took part in the 10th Anniversary confederation Tournament in [[Manila]]. He was chosen for the Asian All-Star team in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=We need many more Satnams playing in the NBA: Abbas Moontasir|first1=Nandakumar|last1=Marar|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/satnam-singhs-nba-breakthrough-abbas-moontasir-credits-skills-for-satnam-nba-selection/article7386958.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=20 April 2018|date=4 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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By the age of 22, Moontasir had become the top player in the country's history. On international tours, he learned of different styles of play and recognized that the game needed to play in order for India to compete internationally. He identified three main problems: a stilted, outdated method of play, "ridiculous" refereeing, in which the referees officiated from their seats on the sidelines, and constant bickering by the governing authorities of the BFI. His attempts to bring the game forward were not well received by the authorities, who suspended him for three years<ref name="Jordan">{{cite news|last1=Ranjna|first1=Aathur|title=UGHTMNG|accessdate=24 April 2018|publisher=The Illustrated Weekly of India|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.100825/2015.100825.The-Illustrated-Weekly-Of-India-Vol110-No27-55july-aug1989_djvu.txt|date=16 July 1989}}</ref><ref name="Subramanian">{{cite news|title=Former basketball referee Subramanian passes away|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/former-basketball-referee-subramanian-passes-away-645802-2016-07-23|work=[[India Today]]|accessdate=25 April 2018|date=23 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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In 1970, he became the first Indian basketball player<ref>{{cite news|title='May Satnam have 'Sanjeevani' effect on Indian basketball'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/nba/top-stories/May-Satnam-have-Sanjeevani-effect-on-Indian-basketball/articleshow/47839685.cms|accessdate=25 April 2018|work=[[India Times]]|date=27 June 2015}}</ref> to received the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1970 for his achievement in national sport.<ref name="scroll-in1"/><ref name="Arjuna">{{cite web|title=Mumbai Is Now Fighting For Visibility In Basketball Amid Competition|first1=Anju|last1=Maskeri|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-is-now-fighting-for-visibility-in-basketball-amid-competition/18793160|work=mid-day.com|accessdate=20 April 2018|date=3 December 2017}}</ref> He played his last national level match at the age of 44 when he represented the Railways in the Federation Cup in 1986.<ref name="scroll-in1"/><br />
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Mootasir also authored the book ''Principles of Basketball''.<br />
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== Films ==<br />
Moontasir also played a role in several movies, including the 1981 film [[Khoon Ki Takkar]] and in the 1986 film Aashiana.<br />
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Mumbai]]<br />
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[[Category:Basketball players at the 1970 Asian Games]]<br />
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