Top 10 Indian Players
Top 10 Indian Players
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Top 10 Indian Players
Top 10 Indian Players – Cricketers:
✦ Sachin Tendulkar :
◈ Born: April 24, 1973, Mumbai, India
◈ Nickname: Master Blaster
◈ Career: 1989-2013
◈ Matches: 210 Tests, 464 ODIs
◈ Runs: 15,921 (Tests), 18,426 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Sunil Gavaskar :
◈ Born: July 10, 1949, Mumbai, India
◈ Nickname: Sunny
◈ Career: 1971-1987
◈ Matches: 125 Tests, 108 ODIs
◈ Runs: 10,122 (Tests), 3,092 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Kapil Dev :
◈ Born: January 6, 1959, Chandigarh, India
◈ Nickname: The Haryana Hurricane
◈ Career: 1978-1994
◈ Matches: 131 Tests, 225 ODIs
◈ Wickets: 434 (Tests), 253 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Virat Kohli :
◈ Born: November 5, 1988, Delhi, India
◈ Nickname: King Kohli
◈ Career: 2008-present
◈ Matches: 102 Tests, 268 ODIs
◈ Runs: 8,043 (Tests), 12,311 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ MS Dhoni :
◈ Born: July 7, 1981, Ranchi, India
◈ Nickname: Mahi
◈ Career: 2004-2019
◈ Matches: 90 Tests, 350 ODIs
◈ Runs: 4,876 (Tests), 10,773 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Rahul Dravid :
◈ Born: January 11, 1973, Indore, India
◈ Nickname: The Wall
◈ Career: 1996-2012
◈ Matches: 164 Tests, 344 ODIs
◈ Runs: 13,288 (Tests), 10,889 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
✦ VVS Laxman :
◈ Born: November 1, 1974, Hyderabad, India
◈ Nickname: Very Very Special
◈ Career: 1996-2012
◈ Matches: 134 Tests, 86 ODIs
◈ Runs: 8,781 (Tests), 2,338 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Sourav Ganguly :
◈ Born: July 8, 1972, Kolkata, India
◈ Nickname: Dada
◈ Career: 1992-2008
◈ Matches: 113 Tests, 311 ODIs
◈ Runs: 7,212 (Tests), 11,363 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Harbhajan Singh :
◈ Born: July 3, 1980, Jalandhar, India
◈ Nickname: Bhajji
◈ Career: 1998-2015
◈ Matches: 103 Tests, 236 ODIs
◈ Wickets: 417 (Tests), 269 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Anil Kumble :
◈ Born: October 17, 1970, Bengaluru, India
◈ Nickname: Jumbo
◈ Career: 1990-2008
◈ Matches: 132 Tests, 271 ODIs
◈ Wickets: 619 (Tests), 337 (ODIs)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
Top 10 Indian Players – Hockey Players:
✦ Major Dhyan Chand :
◈ Born: August 29, 1905, Allahabad, India
◈ Died: December 3, 1979
◈ Position: Forward
◈ International career: 1926-1949
◈ Olympic medals: 3 gold (1928, 1932, 1936)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan
✦ Balbir Singh Sr. :
◈ Born: December 19, 1923, Haripur, India (now Pakistan)
◈ Died: May 25, 2020
◈ Position: Forward
◈ International career: 1947-1958
◈ Olympic medals: 2 gold (1948, 1952), 1 bronze (1956)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Udham Singh :
◈ Born: 1928, Sansarpur, India
◈ Died: 2000
◈ Position: Forward
◈ International career: 1952-1964
◈ Olympic medals: 1 gold (1952), 1 silver (1960)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Leslie Claudius :
◈ Born: March 25, 1927, Bilaspur, India
◈ Died: December 20, 2012
◈ Position: Halfback
◈ International career: 1948-1960
◈ Olympic medals: 3 gold (1948, 1952, 1956)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Keshav Dutt :
◈ Born: December 29, 1925, Lahore, India (now Pakistan)
◈ Died: July 7, 2021
◈ Position: Defender
◈ International career: 1948-1960
◈ Olympic medals: 2 gold (1948, 1952), 1 silver (1960)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Raghbir Singh Bhola :
◈ Born: August 21, 1927, Rawalpindi, India (now Pakistan)
◈ Died: January 21, 2019
◈ Position: Forward
◈ International career: 1950-1962
◈ Olympic medals: 2 gold (1952, 1956), 1 silver (1960)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Harbinder Singh :
◈ Born: July 31, 1943, Gwalior, India
◈ Position: Defender
◈ International career: 1961-1972
◈ Olympic medals: 1 gold (1964), 1 bronze (1968)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Ashok Kumar :
◈ Born: June 1, 1950, Bareilly, India
◈ Position: Forward
◈ International career: 1970-1979
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (1972)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Prithipal Singh :
◈ Born: January 28, 1932, Nabha, India
◈ Died: May 20, 1983
◈ Position: Forward
◈ International career: 1956-1964
◈ Olympic medals: 1 gold (1956), 1 silver (1960)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Ajit Pal Singh :
◈ Born: April 1, 1947, Sansarpur, India
◈ Position: Halfback
◈ International career: 1967-1978
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (1972)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players -Players:
✦ Leander Paes :
◈ Born: June 17, 1973, Kolkata, India
◈ Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
◈ Career: 1991-2020
◈ Grand Slam titles: 18 (8 men’s doubles, 10 mixed doubles)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Mahesh Bhupathi :
◈ Born: June 7, 1974, Chennai, India
◈ Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
◈ Career: 1995-2016
◈ Grand Slam titles: 12 (4 men’s doubles, 8 mixed doubles)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Sania Mirza :
◈ Born: November 15, 1986, Mumbai, India
◈ Height: 5’8″ (173 cm)
◈ Career: 2003-present
◈ Grand Slam titles: 6 (3 women’s doubles, 3 mixed doubles)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Vijay Amritraj :
◈ Born: December 14, 1953, Chennai, India
◈ Height: 6’0″ (183 cm)
◈ Career: 1970-1993
◈ ATP titles: 16
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Ramanathan Krishnan :
◈ Born: April 11, 1937, Madras, India
◈ Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
◈ Career: 1953-1975
◈ Grand Slam quarterfinals: 4
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Ramesh Krishnan :
◈ Born: June 5, 1961, Madras, India
◈ Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
◈ Career: 1978-1993
◈ ATP titles: 8
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ Somdev Devvarman :
◈ Born: November 13, 1985, Guwahati, India
◈ Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
◈ Career: 2008-2017
◈ ATP titles: 2
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Yuki Bhambri :
◈ Born: July 4, 1992, New Delhi, India
◈ Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
◈ Career: 2008-present
◈ ATP titles: 2
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Rohan Bopanna :
◈ Born: March 4, 1980, Bengaluru, India
◈ Height: 6’1″ (185 cm)
◈ Career: 2003-present
◈ Grand Slam titles: 1 (mixed doubles)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Ankita Raina :
◈ Born: January 11, 1993, Ahmedabad, India
◈ Height: 5’6″ (168 cm)
◈ Career: 2009-present
◈ WTA titles: 2
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players
Top 10 Indian Players – Badminton Players:
✦ Prakash Padukone :
◈ Born: June 10, 1955, Bangalore, India
◈ Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
◈ Career: 1970-1986
◈ All England Open titles: 1 (1980)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Pullela Gopichand :
◈ Born: November 16, 1973, Nagpur, India
◈ Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
◈ Career: 1991-2003
◈ All England Open titles: 1 (2001)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Dronacharya Award
✦ Saina Nehwal :
◈ Born: March 17, 1990, Hisar, India
◈ Height: 5’5″ (165 cm)
◈ Career: 2006-present
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (2012)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ PV Sindhu :
◈ Born: July 5, 1995, Hyderabad, India
◈ Height: 5’11” (180 cm)
◈ Career: 2010-present
◈ Olympic medals: 1 silver (2016), 1 bronze (2020)
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Kidambi Srikanth :
◈ Born: February 7, 1993, Ravulapalem, India
◈ Height: 6’0″ (183 cm)
◈ Career: 2010-present
◈ Superseries titles: 6
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ HS Prannoy :
◈ Born: July 17, 1992, Thiruvananthapuram, India
◈ Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
◈ Career: 2011-present
◈ Superseries titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Parupalli Kashyap :
◈ Born: September 8, 1986, Hyderabad, India
◈ Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
◈ Career: 2005-present
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1 (2014)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Jwala Gutta :
◈ Born: September 7, 1983, Wardha, India
◈ Height: 5’10” (178 cm)
◈ Career: 2000-present
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 2 (2010, 2014)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Ashwini Ponnappa :
◈ Born: September 18, 1989, Bangalore, India
◈ Height: 5’6″ (168 cm)
◈ Career: 2007-present
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1 (2010)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Chetan Anand :
◈ Born: July 8, 1980, Vijayawada, India
◈ Height: 5’9″ (175 cm)
◈ Career: 1999-2014
◈ National titles: 6
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players – Football Players:
✦ Sunil Chhetri :
◈ Born: August 3, 1984, Secunderabad, India
◈ Position: Striker
◈ Career: 2002-present
◈ International goals: 84
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Bhaichung Bhutia :
◈ Born: December 15, 1976, Tinkitam, India
◈ Position: Striker
◈ Career: 1995-2011
◈ International goals: 27
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ I.M. Vijayan :
◈ Born: April 25, 1969, Thrissur, India
◈ Position: Striker
◈ Career: 1989-2003
◈ International goals: 29
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ P.K. Banerjee :
◈ Born: June 23, 1936, Jalpaiguri, India
◈ Position: Midfielder
◈ Career: 1955-1967
◈ International caps: 84
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Subrata Pal :
◈ Born: December 24, 1986, Kolkata, India
◈ Position: Goalkeeper
◈ Career: 2004-present
◈ International caps: 67
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Gurpreet Singh Sandhu :
◈ Born: February 3, 1992, Mohali, India
◈ Position: Goalkeeper
◈ Career: 2010-present
◈ International caps: 50
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Sandesh Jhingan :
◈ Born: July 21, 1993, Chandigarh, India
◈ Position: Defender
◈ Career: 2011-present
◈ International caps: 40
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Jeje Lalpekhlua :
◈ Born: January 7, 1991, Mizoram, India
◈ Position: Striker
◈ Career: 2008-present
◈ International goals: 23
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Eugeneson Lyngdoh :
◈ Born: September 10, 1986, Meghalaya, India
◈ Position: Midfielder
◈ Career: 2006-present
◈ International caps: 25
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Holicharan Narzary :
◈ Born: May 10, 1994, Assam, India
◈ Position: Midfielder
◈ Career: 2011-present
◈ International caps: 25
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players – Wrestlers:
✦ Sushil Kumar :
◈ Born: May 26, 1983, Baprola, India
◈ Weight class: 66 kg
◈ Career: 1998-present
◈ Olympic medals: 2 (1 silver, 1 bronze)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
✦ Yogeshwar Dutt :
◈ Born: November 2, 1982, Sonipat, India
◈ Weight class: 60 kg
◈ Career: 2002-2017
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (2012)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Bajrang Punia :
◈ Born: February 26, 1994, Jhajjar, India
◈ Weight class: 65 kg
◈ Career: 2013-present
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Sakshi Malik :
◈ Born: September 3, 1992, Rohtak, India
◈ Weight class: 58 kg
◈ Career: 2010-present
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (2016)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Vinesh Phogat :
◈ Born: August 25, 1994, Bhiwani, India
◈ Weight class: 53 kg
◈ Career: 2013-present
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 2
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Babita Kumari :
◈ Born: November 20, 1989, Bhiwani, India
◈ Weight class: 53 kg
◈ Career: 2009-present
◈ Asian Championship titles: 1
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Geeta Phogat :
◈ Born: December 15, 1988, Bhiwani, India
◈ Weight class: 55 kg
◈ Career: 2009-2019
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1
◈ Asian Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Ravi Kumar Dahiya :
◈ Born: December 12, 1997, Nahri, India
◈ Weight class: 57 kg
◈ Career: 2015-present
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Asian Championship titles: 2
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Deepak Punia :
◈ Born: May 19, 1999, Chhara, India
◈ Weight class: 86 kg
◈ Career: 2016-present
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Asian Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Pooja Dhanda :
◈ Born: January 1, 1994, Hisar, India
◈ Weight class: 57 kg
◈ Career: 2013-present
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Asian Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players – Chess Players:
✦ Viswanathan Anand :
◈ Born: December 11, 1969, Chennai, India
◈ World Champion: 5 times (2000-2002, 2007-2010, 2010-2013)
◈ Career: 1984-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2817 (peak)
◈ Awards: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
✦ Pentala Harikrishna :
◈ Born: May 10, 1986, Guntur, India
◈ Career: 2000-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2770 (peak)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Vidit Gujrathi :
◈ Born: October 24, 1994, Nashik, India
◈ Career: 2009-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2726 (peak)
◈ Awards: None
✦ Adhiban Baskaran :
◈ Born: August 15, 1992, Chennai, India
◈ Career: 2007-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2701 (peak)
◈ Awards: None
✦ Sasikiran Krishnan :
◈ Born: January 7, 1981, Chennai, India
◈ Career: 1999-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2700 (peak)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Abhijeet Gupta :
◈ Born: October 16, 1989, Bhilwara, India
◈ Career: 2005-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2667 (peak)
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Parimarjan Negi :
◈ Born: February 9, 1993, New Delhi, India
◈ Career: 2006-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2671 (peak)
◈ Awards: None
✦ Sandipan Chanda :
◈ Born: August 13, 1983, Kolkata, India
◈ Career: 2000-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2656 (peak)
◈ Awards: None
✦ Dronavalli Harika :
◈ Born: January 12, 1991, Guntur, India
◈ Career: 2003-present
◈ FIDE rating: 2528 (peak)
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players – Boxers:
✦ Mary Kom :
◈ Born: March 1, 1982, Manipur, India
◈ Weight class: 51 kg
◈ Career: 2000-present
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (2012)
◈ World Championship titles: 6
◈ Awards: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Vijender Singh :
◈ Born: October 29, 1985, Haryana, India
◈ Weight class: 75 kg
◈ Career: 2004-2015 (amateur), 2015-present (professional)
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (2008)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
✦ Akhil Kumar :
◈ Born: March 27, 1981, Haryana, India
◈ Weight class: 54 kg
◈ Career: 2000-2012
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2004, 2008)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Jitender Kumar :
◈ Born: November 18, 1977, Haryana, India
◈ Weight class: 51 kg
◈ Career: 1997-2008
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2000, 2004)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Suranjoy Singh :
◈ Born: February 3, 1985, Manipur, India
◈ Weight class: 52 kg
◈ Career: 2005-2014
◈ Olympic participation: 1 (2012)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Devendro Singh :
◈ Born: March 2, 1992, Manipur, India
◈ Weight class: 49 kg
◈ Career: 2009-present
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2012, 2016)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Shiva Thapa :
◈ Born: December 8, 1993, Assam, India
◈ Weight class: 56 kg
◈ Career: 2010-present
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2012, 2016)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Manoj Kumar :
◈ Born: December 10, 1986, Haryana, India
◈ Weight class: 64 kg
◈ Career: 2007-present
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2012, 2016)
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Vikas Krishan Yadav :
◈ Born: February 10, 1992, Haryana, India
◈ Weight class: 75 kg
◈ Career: 2010-present
◈ Olympic participation: 3 (2012, 2016, 2020)
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Satish Kumar :
◈ Born: May 4, 1989, Haryana, India
◈ Weight class: +91 kg
◈ Career: 2009-present
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2016, 2020)
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players – Athletes:
✦ Milkha Singh :
◈ Born: November 20, 1929, Govindpura, India (now Pakistan)
◈ Died: June 18, 2021
◈ Events: 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay
◈ Olympic participation: 4 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968)
◈ Asian Games titles: 4
◈ Awards: Padma Shri
✦ P.T. Usha :
◈ Born: June 27, 1964, Kuttali, India
◈ Events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay
◈ Olympic participation: 4 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)
◈ Asian Games titles: 6
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Anju Bobby George :
◈ Born: April 19, 1977, Changanassery, India
◈ Event: Long jump
◈ Olympic participation: 3 (2000, 2004, 2008)
◈ World Championship titles: 1 bronze
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
✦ Chitra K. Soman :
◈ Born: July 26, 1983, Kerala, India
◈ Events: 1500m, 3000m
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Tintu Luka :
◈ Born: April 26, 1989, Kerala, India
◈ Event: 800m
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Vikas Gowda :
◈ Born: July 5, 1983, Mysore, India
◈ Event: Discus throw
◈ Olympic participation: 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
◈ Asian Games titles: 2
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Seema Punia :
◈ Born: July 12, 1983, Haryana, India
◈ Event: Discus throw
◈ Olympic participation: 3 (2004, 2012, 2016)
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Renjith Maheshwary :
◈ Born: January 30, 1986, Kerala, India
◈ Event: Triple jump
◈ Asian Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Krishna Poonia :
◈ Born: May 5, 1982, Rajasthan, India
◈ Event: Discus throw
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2008, 2012)
◈ Commonwealth Games titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Manpreet Kaur :
◈ Born: July 6, 1990, Punjab, India
◈ Event: Shot put
◈ Asian Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
Top 10 Indian Players – Javelin Throwers:
✦ Neeraj Chopra :
◈ Born: December 24, 1997, Panipat, India
◈ Personal best: 89.94m (Stockholm Diamond League, 2022)
◈ Olympic medals: 1 gold (2020)
◈ World Championship titles: 1 silver (2022)
◈ Awards: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award
✦ Shivpal Singh :
◈ Born: July 6, 1995, Varanasi, India
◈ Personal best: 86.23m (Asian Championships, 2019)
◈ Asian Championships titles: 1 bronze (2019)
✦ Rohit Yadav :
◈ Born: 1998, Haryana, India
◈ Personal best: 83.40m (Federation Cup, 2023)
✦ Rajinder Singh :
◈ Born: April 20, 1989, Punjab, India
◈ Personal best: 82.23m (National Championships, 2015)
✦ Annu Rani :
◈ Born: August 28, 1992, Uttar Pradesh, India
◈ Personal best: 62.92m (Asian Games, 2023)
◈ Asian Games titles: 1 bronze (2023)
Top 10 Indian Shooters:
✦ Abhinav Bindra :
◈ Born: September 28, 1982, Dehradun, India
◈ Events: 10m air rifle
◈ Olympic medals: 1 gold (2008)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
✦ Gagan Narang :
◈ Born: May 6, 1983, Chennai, India
◈ Events: 10m air rifle, 50m rifle prone, 50m rifle 3 positions
◈ Olympic medals: 1 bronze (2012)
◈ World Championship titles: 4
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
✦ Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore :
◈ Born: January 29, 1970, Jaisalmer, India
◈ Events: Double trap
◈ Olympic medals: 1 silver (2004)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award
✦ Jitu Rai :
◈ Born: August 26, 1987, Sankri, India
◈ Events: 10m air pistol, 50m pistol
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2012, 2016)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Saurabh Chaudhary :
◈ Born: May 24, 2002, Meerut, India
◈ Events: 10m air pistol
◈ Olympic participation: 1 (2020)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Apurvi Chandela :
◈ Born: January 4, 1993, Jaipur, India
◈ Events: 10m air rifle
◈ Olympic participation: 2 (2012, 2020)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Anjali Bhagwat :
◈ Born: December 5, 1969, Mumbai, India
◈ Events: 10m air rifle, 50m rifle prone, 50m rifle 3 positions
◈ Olympic participation: 4 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
◈ World Cup titles: 12
◈ Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
✦ Sanjeev Rajput :
◈ Born: January 5, 1981, Haryana, India
◈ Events: 50m rifle prone, 50m rifle 3 positions
◈ Olympic participation: 3 (2008, 2012, 2020)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Manavjit Singh Sandhu :
◈ Born: November 3, 1976, Amritsar, India
◈ Events: Trap
◈ Olympic participation: 4 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2020)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
✦ Heena Sidhu :
◈ Born: August 29, 1989, Ludhiana, India
◈ Events: 10m air pistol, 25m pistol
◈ Olympic participation: 3 (2012, 2016, 2020)
◈ World Championship titles: 1
◈ Awards: Arjuna Award
