Chart 383 - Indian Sports Personalities

Indian Sports Personalities Chart

Spectrum Chart - 383 : Indian Sports Personalities

1. Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket) - Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former Indian cricketer and captain, widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run scorer in Tests as well as in One-Day Internationals with the combined total of 34,357 international runs to go with highest number of centuries in both Tests (51) and ODIs (49), combined 100 international centuries, the only play to do so. In 2014, he was awarded with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. He is the youngest recipient to date and the first ever sportsperson to receive the award.

2. Sunil Gavaskar (Cricket) - Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is an Indian former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for the Bombay cricket team and Indian national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any batsman. He was the first Test batsman to score 10,000 Test Runs. Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling.

3. Kapil Dev (Cricket) - Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002, Kapil Dev is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. He is the only player in the history of cricket to have taken more than 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored more than 5,000 runs in Tests. He retired in 1994, holding the world record for the most number of wickets taken in Test cricket.

4. Dhyanchand (Hockey) - Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is widely considered as the greatest field hockey player of all time. Chand is most remembered for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, and1936) in field hockey. Known as “The Wizard” for his superb ball control, Chand played his final international match in 1948, having scored more than 400 goals during his international career. His birthday is celebrated as National sports day in India (August 29th).

5. Narain Karthikeyan (F1 Racing) - Narain Karthikeyan was the first Formula One motor racing driver from India. He made his Formula One debut in 2005 with the Jordan team and was a Williams F1 test driver in 2006 and 2007. In 2007 season Karthikeyan also drove for A1 Team India. Karthikeyan won the A1GP of Zhuhai (China) for Team India in December 2007. This was India's first A1GP win. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2010.

6. Vishwanathan Anand (Chess) - Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess Grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion. Viswanathan Anand became India's first grandmaster in 1988. Anand is one of a small group of players to break the 2800 mark on the FIDE rating list and in April 2007 at the age of 37, he became world number one for the first time. In 2007 he was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. He is also the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991–92, India's highest sporting honour.

7. Milkha Singh (Athletics) - Milkha Singh also known as The Flying Sikh, is a former Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The race for which Singh is best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games.

8. Dhanraj Pillay (Hockey) - Dhanraj Pillay is an Indian field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. His career spanned from December 1989 to August 2004, played 339 international matches for India. He is the only player to have played in four Olympics, four World Cups, four Champions Trophies and four Asian Games. India won the Asian Games (1998) and Asia Cup (2003) under his captaincy. He is the recipient of India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 1999-2000.

9. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Cricket) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats. An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. Dhoni holds numerous captaincy records such as most wins by an Indian captain in Tests and ODIs. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World T20, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

10. Rajyavardhan Rathore (Shooting) – Lieutenant-Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter and politician who rose to fame after winning the Silver Medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Rathore won a Gold Medal and set a new Commonwealth Games Record of 192 targets out of 200, which still stands. He won Gold Medals in two World Shooting Championships, at Sydney in 2004 and Cairo in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006 he won 25 International Medals at various championships for Double Trap.

11. Baichung Bhutia (Football) - Baichung Bhutia is an Indian footballer who plays as a striker. Bhutia is considered to be the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football. His international footballing honours include winning the Nehru Cup, LG Cup, SAFF Championship three times and the AFC Challenge Cup. He is also India's most capped player, with 104 international caps to his name.

12. Vijay Amritraj (Tennis) - Vijay Amritraj is a former India tennis player, sports commentator and actor. Amritraj was part of the Indian Davis Cup team that reached the finals in 1974 and 1987. Amritraj had a career singles win-loss record 384–296, winning 16 singles and 13 doubles titles. He reached his career high ranking in singles of World No. 16 in July 1980. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor in 1983. Vijay Amritraj was appointed a United Nations ambassador for peace in 2001.

13. Mahesh Bhupati (Tennis) - Mahesh Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament. He is also the founder of International Premier Tennis League. He has won 12 Doubles Grand Slam tournaments, 4 men's doubles & 6 mixed doubles grand slams. Mahesh Bhupati along with Leander Paes have a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight wins.

14. Anjali Bhagwat (Shooting) - Anjali Bhagwat is a professional Indian shooter. She became the World Number One in10m Air Rifle in 2002. She also won her first World Cup Final in Milan, in 2003, with a score of 399/400. Bhagwat won the ISSF Champion of Champions award and is the only Indian to win the ISSF Champions' Trophy in Air Rifle Men & Women mixed event at Munich in 2002. She has represented India in three consecutive Olympics and was a finalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, again a first for any Indian women shooter. She has won 31 Gold, 23 Silver and 7 Bronze medals across various competitions.

15. Sania Mirza (Tennis) - Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player who was ranked No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the WTA as India's No. 1 player, both in singles and doubles. She is the highest-ranked female player ever from India, peaking at world No. 27 in singles in mid-2007. She has won 6 grand slam titles in doubles, 3 each in mixed doubles & women's doubles. She won various awards like Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan.

16. P. T. Usha (Athletics) - P. T. Usha, is an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Kerala. She is regarded as one of the greatest athletes India has ever produced and is often called the "queen of Indian track and field". She is nicknamed the Payyoli Express. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Usha lost the bronze medal by 1/100th of a second. In 1985, she was conferred the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award. Currently she coaches young athletes at her training academy in Kerala.

17. Geet Sethi (Billiards) - Geet Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s and a notable amateur (ex-pro) snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships and holder of two world records, in English billiards. Sethi won his first major English billiards event in 1982. He is a recipient of India's highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 1992–1993.

18. Leander Paes (Tennis) - Leander Paes is an Indian professional tennis player who is considered to be one of the best doubles and mixed doubles players of all time. He won a bronze medal for India in singles in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He competed in consecutive Olympic appearances from 1992 to 2016, making him the first Indian and only tennis player to compete at seven Olympic Games. He has won eight doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles and is the oldest man to have won a Grand Slam title. He holds a career Grand Slam in men's doubles and mixed doubles. He has received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour, the Arjuna Award, the Padma Shri award and 3rd Highest Civilian Award the Padma Bhushan for his outstanding contribution to tennis in India.

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