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Famous Indian Sports Personalities

National Level :

NameSportAchievement/Note
Virat KohliCricketFormer India captain, 25,000+ international runs
Rohit SharmaCricketIndia captain, 3 ODI double centuries
Priyansh AryaCricketScored 103 off 42 balls in IPL 2025 (Punjab Kings)
Yashasvi JaiswalCricketYoungest Indian to score 1000 Test runs in a year
P.V. SindhuBadmintonOlympic silver & bronze medalist
Lakshya SenBadmintonWorld Championship bronze medalist
Mary KomBoxing6-time World Champion, Olympic bronze medalist
Nikhat ZareenBoxing2-time World Champion, gold at Strandja Memorial 2024
Neeraj ChopraJavelinOlympic & World Champion
Tejas ShirseAthletics (110m Hurdles)National record holder, star of National Games 2025
Jyothi YarrajiAthletics (Hurdles)Asian Games silver, national record holder
Sunil ChhetriFootballThird-highest active international goal scorer
Manika BatraTable TennisMultiple Commonwealth medals
Abhinav BindraShootingIndia’s first individual Olympic gold (2008)
Swapnil KusaleShootingParis 2024 Olympic medalist in 50m Rifle 3P
Sumit AntilPara-JavelinGold at Paralympics 2020 & 2024
Sakshi MalikWrestlingFirst Indian female wrestler to win Olympic medal
Rani RampalHockeyFormer captain, key to India’s 2020 Olympic campaign

🌾 Famous Sports Personalities from Assam

NameSportAchievement/Note
Hima DasAthletics (Sprint)First Indian to win gold at IAAF World U20 (400m)
Lovlina BorgohainBoxingOlympic bronze (2020), Asian Champion
Shiva ThapaBoxingMultiple international medals, Olympian
Ankushita BoroBoxingGold at Youth Women’s World Boxing
Nayanmoni SaikiaLawn BowlsGold at CWG 2022
Jayanta TalukdarArcheryArjuna Awardee, Olympian
Dipankar BhattacharjeeBadmintonRepresented India at 1992 & 1996 Olympics
John Mathaiuse MarakSports ClimbingFirst international gold for Assam in speed climbing
Assam U-17 Girls Football TeamFootballParticipating in Dream Sports Championship Goa 2025

🏏 Emerging Indian Cricketers in IPL 2025

NameTeamRoleNotable Achievements
Riyan ParagRajasthan RoyalsAll-rounderAppointed captain for the first three matches of IPL 2025; contributed an unbeaten 43 runs against Punjab Kings.
Priyansh AryaPunjab KingsOpening BatsmanScored a 39-ball century against Chennai Super Kings, the joint-fourth fastest in IPL history.
Vignesh PuthurMumbai IndiansLeft-arm Wrist SpinnerTook 3 wickets on IPL debut against Chennai Super Kings.
Digvesh RathiLucknow Super GiantsSpinnerAchieved Player of the Match with figures of 2-34, dismissing key batsmen.
Ashwani KumarMumbai IndiansFast BowlerRecorded 4-24 in three overs on IPL debut, aiding in a victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.
Vaibhav SuryavanshiRajasthan RoyalsAll-rounderAt 13, became the youngest player signed in IPL history; known for aggressive batting and effective spin bowling.
Andre SiddarthChennai Super KingsBatsman18-year-old with impressive domestic performances; praised for his technique against spin bowling.
Sameer RizviDelhi CapitalsBatsmanKnown for quick-scoring ability; scored 455 runs in nine innings during the Uttar Pradesh T20 League 2023.
Anshul KambojChennai Super KingsRight-arm Pacer/All-rounderAchieved 10 wickets for 49 runs in a first-class match; adds depth to both bowling and batting line-ups.
Angkrish RaghuvanshiKolkata Knight RidersTop Order BatsmanScored 54 runs off 27 balls on IPL debut; part of India’s U-19 World Cup-winning team.

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