Category Archives: Sports

Dhyan Chand

Also known as  India’s hockey wizard, Major Dhyan Chand Singh was born on August 29, 1905 at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. The title “Chand” (Moon) was given by his first coach, who predicted that he would one day shine like chand (Moon). His father was in the Army. Dhyan Chand also followed in the footsteps of his father when he joined the army at the young age of 16. He was selected to represent India in [...]

Sunil Chhetri - A Renowned Sports Personality

When we talk about Indian football, the name of Sunil Chhetri immediately cops up in the mind of football fans of the country. He is the most admired footballer of India. At present, Chhetri has been leading the Blue Tigers from the front. Known as ‘Bhai’ by his teammates, the charismatic Indian striker Chhetri tied the knot with Sonam Bhattacharya, the daughter of former Indian footballer Subrata Bhattacharya, in 2017. Early life Sunil Chhetri was [...]

Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri was a phenomenal former Indian cricketer who has led India to victory a number of times. Currently, he is the Indian national cricket team’s head coach and an Indian cricket commentator. He was mainly active in the years between 1981 and 1992. He played in ODIs as well as the Test format of the game. He started off as a left-arm spin bowler and later evolved into an all-rounder. Personal life Ravi [...]

Chanu Saikhom Mirabai Biography

Chanu Saikhom Mirabai is an Indian athlete in the field of weightlifting. She has maintained a continuous presence in the international sports since 2014. She has won a multiple of World Championships and medals in the Commonwealth games in the category of 48 kg. In 2014, she won a silver medal in Commonwealth games held in Glasgow. In 2017 and 2018, she made India proud by winning a gold medal in the games. Early life [...]

Rohit Sharma - Cricketer

  Rohit Sharma is an Indian cricketer and is currently the Indian ODI and T20 teams’ vice-captain. He also serves as the captain of the IPL team Mumbai Indians. He has a number of records under his name. Rohit Sharma has scored 3 double-centuries in ODIs, in addition, to the centuries in T20 and Test formats too. Due to his hard-hitting ability, he is also famously known as ‘The Hitman.’ He gained recognition right from [...]

Famous Cricket Players of India Famous Legendary Cricket Players In India Kiran More Ajit Wadekar Kapil Dev Javagal Srinath Ajay Jadeja Madan Lal G.R. Vishwanath C.G. Borde Mohammed Azharuddin E.D. Solkar Bishan Singh Bedi Manoj Prabhakar E.A.S. Prasanna B.S. Chandrashekhar Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Sunil Gavaskar B.K. Venkatesh Prasad Navjot Singh Sidhu D. N. Sardesai Dilip Vengsarkar Syed Kirmani C.P.S. Chauhan Present Cricketers Munaf Patel Irfan Pathan Sachin Tendulkar Yuvraj Singh Dinesh Kartik Sourav Ganguly [...]

Zaheer Khan is an outstanding former Indian cricketer and was an important fast bowler of the Indian national cricket team since 2000 till 2014. He was a potential weapon in Team India’s formidable pace attack. He started his cricket career by playing for Baroda. The cricketer is known for many things including his ability to move the ball both ways off the wicket, swing the old ball at some pace and reverse swing with the [...]

Weightlifting, commonly known as lifting is a very popular sport. In it, the contestants try to lift heavy weights attached to the steel bars known as barbells. Weightlifting requires a lot of strength and skill. It is categorized into two events-the “snatch” and the “clean and jerk”. Until the 1972 Olympics, another event the “clean and press” or simply “press”, was also practised but was eliminated due to complications in judging. The headquarters of Indian [...]

Swimming has gained much popularity in India both as a sporting event as well as a general activity. Swimming over the ages has appealed to people of all age groups. Especially competitive swimming has become a part of the Olympic events. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) is the apex organization that is dedicated to the sport of swimming in India . Post independence era, Indian swimmers have been taking part in international swimming competitions [...]

From the amount of newsprint and daily discussions dedicated to cricket, it is not tough to identify India’s favorite sport! Even though hockey is the official Indian sport and football enjoys a fair degree of popularity, the Indian cricket team is the most loved, often despised and debated group of players in the subcontinent. Aside from cricket, football and hockey – Indians follow lawn tennis, badminton, athletics, weightlifting and boxing. Sports like car racing and [...]