KOCHI: Veteran hockey coach Sreedhar Shenoy(72), who produced over 5000 hockey players, passed away in Kochi. He was undergoing treatment for kidney ailments.

Shenoy was instrumental in popularising hockey in Kerala and went on to produce some great talents like Olympian Dinesh Nayak, Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, Jayakumar, Ramesh Kolappa and Ali Sabeer. He was cremated at the Pullepady Rudravilasam crematory.