<p>Hockey legend Ajit Pal Singh has suffered a family tragedy after his wife and national-level former basketball player Kiran Ajit Pal Singh died here after a brief illness.</p>.<p>According to Ajit Pal Singh, his wife, also known as Kiran Grewal, died on Friday night. She was 69.</p>.<p>Her cremation will take place here on Sunday.</p>.<p>Ajit Pal Singh, a Padma Shri awardee, guided the team to the World Cup title in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.</p>.<p>Ajit Pal Singh, who played as a halfback, also won two Olympic bronze medals (1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich) and two Asian Games silver.</p>.<p>"I am deeply saddened to inform that my wife Kiran passed away peacefully last night. Her cremation will be held at the Lodhi Road crematorium on Sunday," Ajit Pal Singh told <em>PTI</em>.</p>
<p>Hockey legend Ajit Pal Singh has suffered a family tragedy after his wife and national-level former basketball player Kiran Ajit Pal Singh died here after a brief illness.</p>.<p>According to Ajit Pal Singh, his wife, also known as Kiran Grewal, died on Friday night. She was 69.</p>.<p>Her cremation will take place here on Sunday.</p>.<p>Ajit Pal Singh, a Padma Shri awardee, guided the team to the World Cup title in Kuala Lumpur in 1975.</p>.<p>Ajit Pal Singh, who played as a halfback, also won two Olympic bronze medals (1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich) and two Asian Games silver.</p>.<p>"I am deeply saddened to inform that my wife Kiran passed away peacefully last night. Her cremation will be held at the Lodhi Road crematorium on Sunday," Ajit Pal Singh told <em>PTI</em>.</p>