InDiAn

Indian Golf Goddess – Sharmila Nicollet

2021-11-13T00:13:00.008-08:00

India’s number one Golfer Girl is a super-sporty glam chick, Don’t peg her as a glamorous face. Sharmila Nicollet has represented India in golf since she was 13.

She is also an accomplished state-level athlete and a former national-level swimmer. Sharmila Nicollet, the young Indian professional is well known for bringing glamour to the fairways in her native country, but now, the tall (Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and stylish 24-year-old, who has done shoots for Vogue, Marie-Claire and Elle, among others, has decided to make her second home in London.

Sharmila Nicollet is the face of women’s golf in India. She has been making news in the international circuit not only for her sports attitude but also for her glitz and glamour which adds that x-factor to her personality and golf.

With 11 piercings, endless legs, a doll-like face and a sharp eye for fashion, Sharmila Nicollet doesn’t come anywhere close to the golfing stereotypes which we are acquainted with. And above all, she is impressively ranked in the women’s fold circuit. “I used to model for Kwality Walls as a kid. I know I get a lot more attention because of the way I am, but I know golf is my priority. Golf has made me who I am and has given me endorsement opportunities,” is how Sharmila chooses to begin.

10.

Sharmila’s love for golf has come about after a journey. “I was always an athlete. There was also tennis and basketball. I played and tried golf initially as a new sport. It is a very challenging sport both mentally and physically, and that’s what interested me. I won my first tournament at the age of 14 and never really looked back.” She continues, “You know, I always remember that tournament with great pleasure. It was in a way a turning point as I won by 14 shots against top notch Indian players.”

11.

12.

Sharmila Nicollet Biography:

Sharmila Nicollet (born 12 March 1991) is an Indo French professional golfer from Bangalore, India. Nicollet was born in Bangalore. Her father Marc Nicollet is French and her mother Surekha Nicollet is from Bangalore. Surekha is a perfumist and has her own Padmini Aroma Ltd in Bangalore while Marc is a software professional. Nicollet did her schooling in Bishop Cotton Girls’ School and Bangalore International school finishing her 10th grade and 12th grade privately. She is now pursuing a degree privately as well.

13.

Nicollet pursued golf in 2002 at the age of 11. She won her first tournament at the age of 15. She is a former national sub-junior swimming champ with over 72 gold and silver medals won in state and national aquatic meets (1997 to 2001). She was a state level athlete as well, making records at Bishop Cotton Girls School where she studied.

14.

Sharmila Nicollet Career

Nicollet has represented India at the Asian Games at Doha 2006 and in Asia Pacific Junior Golf Tournament, played at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, the Queen Sirikit Cup at Japan, the Malaysian Open and other international tournaments.

Nicollet was also the youngest lady golfer to win the All-India Ladies Amateur Championship in 2007–2008, along with seven Open Amateur Tournaments.

15.

Nicollet partnered with England’s Laura Davies as a 16-year-old amateur during a special Emaar – MGF Challenge Match ahead of the 2007 Ladies European Tour event that was held in India. Davies commented that, “from my experience, Sharmila has all the potential to be a good player.” Her present coach Tarun Sardesai, and past coach Gaurav Diwan from KGA feel that she has the talent to achieve great things because of her natural aptitude for the game.

16.

Sharmila Nicollet Professional Gold Tours

Nicollet turned professional in 2009 when she was 18 years old. She is the youngest Indian golfer to qualify for Ladies European Tour. She is the second Indian to earn a full card on the Ladies European Tour. Nicollet won the 2009–2010 Order of Merit on the Women’s Golf Association of India and then five further events to finish on top of the 2010– 2011 Order of Merit. She finished the top Indian golfer at T22, at the 2011 Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open, with the lowest score of the day in the final round. She has a total of 11 wins on the Women’s Golf Association of India.

17.

18.

She finally qualified with a full tour card for the Ladies European Tour in 2012, being the youngest Indian golfer to qualify. Nicollet was the champion of the Hero-KGA tournament in 2012.

19.

20.

Saina Nehwal Photos, Life, Biography & Family | Cutest Badminton Player

2021-11-13T00:03:00.000-08:00

Saina Nehwal is the best badminton player from India and is well known around the world for her badminton talent. She is one of the most promising female talents of India, She is hot and glamorous and love her sports very much. She is the heart beat of many young boys of India. People are searching about Saina Nehwal globally. People generally search about Saina Nehwal biography, Saina Nehwal figure, history of Saina Nehwal, Saina Nehwal sexy images, and Saina Nehwal wiki details too. You can read the complete biography of Saina Nehwal here to know more about her.

Saina Nehwal Date of Birth:-

Saina Nehwal date of birth is 17 March, 1990. Saina Nehwal age at present is 25 years as on March, 2015. She was born at Hisar in Haryana, India. Saina Nehwal father name is Harvir Singh and Saina Nehwal mother name is Usha Rani. Saina’s parents were the former state badminton player. Her father always encouraged him to play Badminton and took her to the badminton coach of Lal bahudar Stadium, Hyderabad to train her under the guidance of Coach Nani Prasad. Read full biography of Saina Nehwal to know about Saina Nehwal personal life and family background.

Saina Nehwal Family Background & Personal Life:-

Saina Nehwal father was the former University badminton champion and her mother Usha Rani was the state badminton champion of Haryana. Saina’s father is working as the scientist at Directorate of Oilseeds Research in Hyderabad. He father was very hard working and always want Saina to succeed in her life and become a good badminton player. Her father withdrew all his savings from provident fund to help Saina in receiving the best coaching for badminton. Saina Nehwal Height is 5 feet 5 inches. She is 55 Kg in weight. Saina Nehwal Education was completed from NIRD School, Hyderabad in 2007. She is also the brown belt in Karate learnt at childhood.

Saina Nehwal Career:-

Saina started receiving training for badminton since the age of 8 years. Her father would take him to Lal Bahadur Stadium of Hyderabad at early morning at 4 am in his scooter. There she received coaching from Nani Prasad. Stadium was 25 km away from their house. Saina sometimes fall asleep at her father’s back on scooter. So, to avoid this, her mother also started going with them on scooter. After, two hours of practice, Saina was dropped by her to the school. Further, Saina trained from S.M. Arif, who was the renowned instructor of that time. Then she was trained at Pullela Gopichand Academy.

After 5 years of major training, she made her debut in first international in India Satellite Tournament in year 2003, where she was in top 16. In 2003, she also won Junior Czech Open Tournament. She became National Junior Champion in year 2004. She reached the quarter finals of Cheers Asian Satellite Tournament in 2004 that was held in Singapore. She got the first success in Asian Satellite Tournament in India at 2005. She won the finals of the tournament. She was National Junior Badminton Champion in year 2005 and National Senior Badminton runner-up too, in 2005.

In year 2006, she won her first international Title at Philippines Open and in the same year she won Satellite Tournament again and also won bronze at Commonwealth games. She became the National senior badminton champion in 2007. She won Indian National Games Gold Medal in 2007. Saina became the world Junior Badminton champion in year 2008. She also reached the quarter finals of Olympics in year 2008. She won Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Title, Indian National Badminton Championship, and was semi-finalist in World Superseries in year 2008.

She won the Superseries Title in year 2009. She also won Indian Open Grand Prix Title and was the quarterfinalist at World Championships in same year. The year 2010, brought a good success to Saina and she won many tiles namely- India Open Grand Prix Gold Title, Indonesia Super Series, Singapore Super Series, reached the semifinals of All-England Super Series, reached quarter finals of World Badminton Championship, bagged a Gold in Singles and silver medal in team event of Commonwealth games, and finally won Hong Kong Super Series. Jwala Gutta was the part of that team winning silver medal.

In 2011, she was troubled by injuries, but came very strongly by winning Swiss Open GP Gold Title. You can watch Saina Nehwal videos to get some practice of sessions of Badminton in Saina Style. Read more to learn all about Saina Nehwal.

Awards Won by Saina Nehwal:-

Arjuna Award in 2009
Padma Shri Award 2010
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2010

Saina Nehwal Love Affairs:-

Saina Nehwal was linked Kashyap. Saina Nehwal boyfriend was Parupalli Kashyap according to the rumors. Saina and Kashyap were playing badminton for long, so it was believed that Saina Nehwal was dating Kashyap. But, soon Kashyap rubbished the false rumors of Saina Nehwal marriage with her. But still, if we believe rumors then Kashyap with be Saina Nehwal husband soon. Some sources suggest that both families are planning for their marriage.

Saina Nehwal controversy with coach Gopichand was sorted out and media was blamed for sharing the false view of Saina on Gopichand. Hope you enjoyed reading Saina Nehwal biography.

World No. 1 Badminton player Saina Nehwal:-

After becoming the World number one, ace badminton player Saina Nehwal must have treated herself to aloo parathas and ice creams.

“After a point, when you are playing, you realise that you can’t eat junk food because it just ends up weighing you down and leaving you exhausted. So I steer away from it, and focus on a balanced meal. I give myself permission to cheat occasionally only, such as when I have notched up a victory. I will then indulge with an aloo paratha, ice cream or a milkshake. From the next day, it’s back to discipline,”

she tells ‘Smart Life’ magazine. “When I joined the sport, I never thought of becoming World number one. It was only my mom’s dream. But after achieving it, I am really very happy. And I feel lucky to become the first women shuttler to be no. 1 after Prakash Sir, who is a legend. I will rate this after the Olympic medal,” she told PTI after her recent win.

I have taken some many hard decisions to get here. I kept losing to the top players all the time, in fact after last year’s World Championship I even thought of quitting badminton. It was a very dark time in my career. People were saying ‘Saina your career is finished.

Who Is Saina Nehwal?

Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton player who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world by Badminton World Federation. She is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics.

Born: March 17, 1990 (age 25), Hisar
Height: 1.65 m
Awards: Arjuna Award for Badminton, Padma Shri Awards, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports
Parents:
Father: Harvir Singh Nehwal
Mother: Usha Nehwal
Siblings: Abu Chandranshu Nehwal
Education: Campus School, CCS HAU, National Institute of Rural Development, St. Ann's College for Women

Hottest Indian Sports Women – Sexiest Female Athletes of India 2020

2021-11-12T09:01:00.001-08:00

10. Shikha Uberoi (Tennis)

Shikha Uberoi and Neha Uberoi.

Indian-American professional tennis player and a former Indian No. 1. Shikha Uberoi start playing tennis when she was just 6 years. She has achieved a career best ranking of 122 in the world in singles. Although she is yet to win a WTA Tour, she has a lot of potential to better her best.

9. Sonika Kaliraman (Wrestling)

Daughter of former wrestler Late Master Chandgi Ram, Sonika Kaliraman is an Indian wrestler. She was the member of Doha Asian Game’s Indian squad. At 6 feet tall, she was contestant of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 2) and participated in Bigg Boss (season 5). She hold the 9th spot on 10 Hottest Indian Sports Women list.

8. Sunitha Rao (Tennis)

Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Sunitha Rao has scored many an aces for her beauty and the tennis that she has played so far. She has played for India on the Fed Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics, and played for United States on all other occasions. She has 8 career titles on the ITF Women’s Circuit. The 5’7 Rao makes the temperatures rise when she walks on to the tennis court. Her sexy appearance and style earms the 8th spot in SportsXm‘s Top 10 Hottest Indian Sports Women.

7. Pratima Singh (Basketball)

Pratima Singh – comes from a family of Indian basketball players known as Singh Sisters (Priyanka Singh, Divya Singh, Prashanti Singh, Akanksha Singh). She started playing basketball in 2003 in Uttar Pradesh. She won many ‘Best Player’ titles and known with a lot of style and chutzpah. She was nominated as the second Most Glamorous Sports Women in an open online contest, and won a gold medal for the country in the first 3×3 FIBA Asia basketball championship.

6. Sharmila Nicollet (Golf)

The 6th amongst 10 Hottest Indian Sports Women – the Indo French professional golfer from Bangalore, India. She may well be mistaken for a super-model but Sharmila prefers to be known as a talented golfer. She of course, has the laurels to back her claim. She is the champion of the Hero-KGA tournament in 2012. She finished the top Indian golfer at T22, at the 2011 Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open. She has a total of 11 wins on the Women’s Golf Association of India.

5. Prachi Tehlan (Netball)

Captain of India’s national netball team during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Prachi has her own style and sensibility – on and off the court. She titled as “Queen of Court” by The Times of India & “Lass of The Rings” by The Indian Express. During her active sporting career (more than 11 years), Prachi has played both Basketball and Netball at professional level and has won various medals. She hold the 5th spot on 10 Hottest Indian Sports Women list.

4. Dipika Pallikal (Squash)

Squash perhaps, never looked as good in India as it began appearing once Dipika came to the fore. At 20, she has become a prominent face of Indian squash and recently became the first Indian woman to break into the top 10 in the WSA rankings. At just the age of 22, she has become a prominent face of Indian squash. Her sensational looks graced numerous glamor magazines. She hold the 4th place on 10 Hottest Indian Sports Women list.

3. Tania Sachdev (Chess)

The 3rd place hold amongst Hottest Indian Sports Women held by the chess master. Tania Sachdev – the perfect combination of beauty with brains. She has won the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. The chess prodigy has won her first international title when she was only 8. She got married to a Delhi based architect Viraj Kataria in November 2014.

2. Jwala Gutta (Badminton)

If you know badminton, you know Jwala. She is a left-handed international badminton player from India. She is the country’s top-notch player and has won the National Badminton Championships fourteen times till 2013. With her successful career and outspoken nature, she is one of the few recognizable female athletes of the country. She has been listed several times among the top most inspiring sportswomen of India. She is the Icon player for Krrish Delhi Smashers Franchise of the Indian Badminton League.

1. Sania Mirza (Tennis)

This list of hottest Indian Sports Women wouldn’t have been complete without mentioning Sania Mirza. She has long been acclaimed as the face of Indian women in sports. She may have shattered hearts when she married Shoaib Malik but continues to have her own style. She’s included in many lists of hottest tennis players. She began playing tennis when she was 6. Throughout her career, she has established herself as one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in India.

Mirza was named one of the ’50 heroes of Asia‘ by Time in October 2005. The Economic Times named Mirza in the list of the “33 women who made India proud” in March 2010. She is the highest ranked female player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 5 in doubles. In her career, Mirza has notable wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova, Vera Zvonareva and Marion Bartoli; as well as former World No. 1s Martina Hingis, Dinara Safina, and Victoria Azarenka.

Indian Sports insta ids2

2021-11-12T08:54:00.003-08:00

#	@Username	Country	Topics	Followers	Engagement Rate
201	Sandeep Sejwal @sandeepsejwal	India	Sports Coaching Training	13.4K	6.40%
202	Sony Pictures Networks India @sonypicturesnetworks	India	Sports	13.1K	0.50%
203	Moh Sandhu @sandhu_moh	India	Basketball Sports	12.9K	6.40%
204	Cricking @crickingapp	India	Sports	12.8K	1.20%
205	⚽by birth 👦 @stalinsanjeev	India	Soccer Sports	12.8K	16.10%
206	Adda52 @adda_52	India	Sports	12.1K	0.20%
207	SARLANE Joaillerie @sarlanejoaillerie	India	Lifestyle Journalists Sports	10K	0.10%
208	Mohd Azeem @mohd_azeem24	India	Sports	9.8K	4.60%
209	СПОРТИВНЫЕ УКРАШЕНИЯ-ТАЛИСМАНЫ @magic__sport_	India	Sports Coaching Fitness	8.4K	1.80%
210	Chinmoy Borah @chinmoy_007	India	Soccer Sports	8.2K	5.30%
211	It Happens Only in Nagpur @ithappensonlyinnagpur	India	Sports	8.2K	0%
212	Kayla Johnson @kaylla.johnson	India	Soccer Sports	8.1K	3.70%
213	MO VLOG @movlog	India	Sports	7.9K	8.70%
214	Sumeet Passi @passi_786	India	Soccer Sports	4.8K	12.20%
215	Rutgers Softball @ru_softball	India	Sports	4.1K	4.20%
216	Gatorade India @gatoradeindia	India	Training Coaching Sports	2.9K	4.40%
217	Castrol Cricket @castrolcricket	India	Cricket Sports	2.8K	0%
218	Food, Travel & Photos 🙈💋💜🌈 @anouk_thepot	India	Lifestyle Fashion Sports	1.2K	2.20%
219	sophia fitness @fitness_sophiab	India	Events Sports Fitness Lifestyle	1K	8.90%

Indian Sports insta ids1

2021-11-12T08:53:00.002-08:00

#	@Username	Country	Topics	Followers	Engagement Rate
101	Cricket, MSD, MahiRat Maniac ✨ @welcome_to_msd_city	India	Cricket Sports	110.5K	2.10%
102	Neeraj Chopra @neeraj____chopra	India	Coaching Training Sports	109.9K	16.30%
103	Bengal Warriors @bengal.warriors	India	Sports	108.7K	1.10%
104	Pratima singh @pratima0808	India	Basketball Sports	108.6K	3.30%
105	SC East Bengal @sceastbengalofficial	India	Sports	106.9K	3.20%
106	Kerala Blasters Fans @kbfcfansofficial	India	Sports	106.2K	3.60%
107	INDIAN ATHLETES™ \| SPORTS @indian.athletes	India	Sports Training Coaching	104.9K	4.00%
108	Adam Milne @adammilne20	India	Sports	99.2K	4.50%
109	Parupalli Kashyap @parupallikashyap	India	Sports Music	99.1K	5.20%
110	Aryn Williams @arynwilliams_28	India	Sports	98.8K	14.90%
111	Devindar Walmiki OLY @devindar	India	Sports	91.3K	2.40%
112	T10 League Season 2 @t10league	India	Cricket Sports	88.7K	0.40%
113	Tabraiz Shamsi @shamsi90	India	Cricket Sports	88.6K	3.40%
114	Steve Smith Fan Club💙 (50K +) @stevensmithfanclub	India	Sports	84.9K	3.10%
115	FC Pune City @fcpunecity	India	Soccer Sports	84.9K	2.90%
116	ALPHOUSSEYNI DIABAKHATE 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳 @alphounito_officiel	India	Lifestyle Sports Journalists	84K	0%
117	Mohun Bagan @mohunbaganac	India	Soccer Sports	83.9K	7.20%
118	BleedKohlism2.0🔵 @bleedingkohlism	India	Sports	82.8K	3.10%
119	Harmanpreet Kaur @harmannpreet_kaur	India	Cricket Sports	82.7K	3.40%
120	Dawlat Zadran.D K @dawlat.zadran10	India	Cricket Sports	82.4K	1.20%
121	Jagadeesan @jagadeesan_200	India	Cricket Sports	82.3K	23.60%
122	Varun Aaron @varunaaron77	India	Sports	82K	11.60%
123	Leander Paes OLY @leanderpaes	India	Tennis Sports	81.7K	2.40%
124	Dr. Raman Singh @drramansingh.official	India	Sports	80.7K	5.00%
125	Haryana Steelers @haryanasteelers	India	Sports	77.6K	1.40%
126	Millat Amin @millat_amin	India	Sports	74.2K	7.90%
127	#1 Brock Lesnar Fanpage 🏆 @lesnararmy	India	Sports	70.8K	1.10%
128	Pooja Dhanda @poojadhanda0007	India	Coaching Training Sports	67.8K	4.20%
129	Total Chutzpa©_OFFICIAL_™🔵 @totalchutzpa	India	Sports	67.8K	1.60%
130	Hemant Sharma @hemant_sharma10	India	Soccer Sports	66.3K	5.00%
131	Seth Rollins Fanpage. @sethrollinsite	India	Sports	65.6K	1.30%
132	अनिकेत अनील जाधव @aniketjadhav11	India	Soccer Sports	63.5K	6.90%
133	Shai Hope @shaidhope	India	Sports Music	62.8K	9.40%
134	Groupe Adorons L'Eternel, GAEL @gael_ministries	India	Lifestyle Fashion Sports	62.3K	0.40%
135	Grant Elliott @grantelliottnz	India	Cricket Sports	60.5K	2.60%
136	Pritam Kotal @pritamkotal20	India	Soccer Sports	60.5K	5.80%
137	News And Pics ♥️🔝 @cristianoslayss	India	Soccer Sports	60.1K	0.50%
138	Nitya Mehra @nityamehra19	India	Sports Fashion Modeling	59.9K	1.30%
139	Delhi Dynamos FC @delhidynamosfc	India	Soccer Sports	58.9K	5.20%
140	GUARD I COMPTE OFFICIEL @guardofficiel	India	Lifestyle Sports	58K	1.00%
141	Tymal Mills @tymalmills	India	Cricket Dogs Sports	52.4K	4.70%
142	Tom Moody @tommoodycricket	India	Cricket Sports	52.3K	3.30%
143	Virat Kohli - FC @virat.kohlifans	India	Sports	50.8K	4.20%
144	Trishul Kataria 🗸🔵 @_trish_1234	India	Sports	49K	10.20%
145	Radhakrishnan Sreenivasan @rksports_	India	Tennis Cricket Sports	48.9K	2.70%
146	Bleed Green ❤ @ibleedgreen.2000	India	Cricket Sports	48.5K	2.90%
147	Spartan Sports @spartansportsau	India	Cricket Sports	45.8K	3.20%
148	🥇Courage Pekuson🥇 @king_aggor10	India	Soccer Sports	43.9K	12.20%
149	Gomata Gau Seva Trust @jaygoumata	India	Sports	43.3K	1.20%
150	sᴜᴍᴇᴅʜ ᴄʜᴀᴘʜᴇᴋᴀʀ @5pacebaby	India	Sports Lifestyle	43.2K	9.50%
151	Ashutosh Mehta @ashutoshmehta	India	Soccer Sports	42.5K	6.10%
152	kezron kizito @kezironkizito	India	Soccer Sports	41.4K	7.80%
153	Prannoy H S @prannoy_hs_	India	Tennis Sports Coaching	38.3K	5.90%
154	Natalie Sciver @natsciver	India	Sports	37.7K	6.40%
155	Chennai City FC @chennaicityfootballclub	India	Soccer Sports	37.6K	4.30%
156	@white_ferns	India	Cricket Sports	37.6K	1.70%
157	Reema Malhotra @reemamalhotra017	India	Cricket Sports	36.5K	3.80%
158	Ed @clashwithedofficial	India	Geek Comics Sports	36.1K	0.20%
159	ARMAAN JAFFER @armaanjaffer7	India	Sports	34.8K	6.70%
160	Amarjit Singh Kiyam8 @amarjitkiyam	India	Soccer Sports	34.7K	9.10%
161	Telugu titans fan page @telugu_titans_fan_page	India	Sports	33.3K	0%
162	RCB Bold Brigade @boldbrigade	India	Soccer Sports	33.2K	2.90%
163	Sourav Chandidas Ganguly @sourav_ganguly_fanpage	India	Sports	33.1K	5.80%
164	Edgar Isaac @elbatillo36	India	Soccer Sports	32.4K	1.40%
165	ਰਾਜਨ ਮਰੋਕ💯 @rajan_marok	India	Sports	32.4K	0%
166	Arpinder Singh @arpinder_	India	Sports Coaching	32.3K	10.10%
167	Rani Rampal @ranirampal4	India	Sports	32.2K	6.80%
168	R A H U L A N I Y A @rahulaniya_	India	Music Sports Modeling	31.2K	0%
169	🌍 Yohan Blake Fan Page🌎 @yohanblakefans	India	Sports Coaching	31.1K	2.70%
170	Guptill Fanpage @guptill_fanpage	India	Cricket Sports	30.8K	0.90%
171	pooja 💋 💄 @p00ja_patel36	India	Sports	30.5K	1.60%
172	Premier League Winners 2016/17 @archiethefootballfan	India	Soccer Tennis Sports	30.2K	1.30%
173	billystanlake @billystanlake	India	Cricket Sports	29.4K	8.60%
174	Kashmira @kashmirapednekar	India	Actors Soccer Sports Coaching	27.3K	5.10%
175	ERFAN SPORT @erfan_sport_wrestling	India	Sports Training	26.5K	2.50%
176	Mr Hamid Ahmadi👇👇 پیج فعالم👇👇 @hamidahmadi76_	India	Sports	25.8K	0%
177	Farveez Maharoof @farveez	India	Soccer Sports	25.4K	1.70%
178	FC Goa Fan Club @fcgoafanclub	India	Soccer Sports	25K	6.10%
179	Neroca FC @nerocafc	India	Soccer Sports	23.5K	2.10%
180	West Block Blues @westblockblues	India	Soccer Sports	23.5K	11.20%
181	RAGHUNATH V R @raghuhockey	India	Sports	23.2K	3.30%
182	ROHIT KUMAR FAN PAGE @rohitkumar.fc.akkians	India	Sports	21.9K	5.50%
183	DESERT SNIPER @desertsniperkw	India	Video Games Sports	21.8K	0.40%
184	Antonio German @a.t.g__14	India	Soccer Sports	21.6K	13.60%
185	Lakshmi Narayanan @lakshuakku	India	Sports	21.6K	13.30%
186	Bhumika Patel @bhumika.patel1	India	Music Sports Coaching Training	20.8K	1.00%
187	Chelsea FC Fan Page 🏆💙 @cfc._fans	India	Sports	20.8K	0.60%
188	Khuri Irani @khuri_irani	India	Sports	20.4K	14.00%
189	@neoxwrestling	India	Sports	20.3K	0.20%
190	کے__ڈی__فرمآن__اوفیشییل @kd_farman_official	India	Sports	20.2K	5.20%
191	Romeo Fernandes @romeofernandes19	India	Soccer Sports	20.1K	14.90%
192	Jasmine @jasmine__0001	India	Sports	18.8K	2.40%
193	Alexandre Pianaro @officialbodyy	India	Sports	17.8K	9.70%
194	Mudit Dani @muditdani	India	Tennis Sports	17.8K	9.30%
195	Golden Knights Nation @vegasgoldenknightsnation	India	Dogs Ice Hockey Sports	17.7K	9.80%
196	rohitians_club45 @rohitians_club45	India	Sports	17.3K	8.10%
197	Maratha Arabians @marathaarabians	India	Sports	16.1K	3.20%
198	LA POLO @lapoloindia	India	Sports	15.5K	1.90%
199	Lalchhuanmawia Fanai @chhuantea.fanai	India	Soccer Sports	14.9K	5.40%
200	Felix Rijhnen @felix_rijhnen	India	Sports	14.1K	9.40%

Indian Sports insta ids

2021-11-12T08:52:00.000-08:00

#	@Username	Country	Topics	Followers	Engagement Rate
1	M S Dhoni @mahi7781	India	Cricket Sports	30.4M	10.50%
2	Mesut Özil @m10_official	India	Soccer Training Sports	22.3M	3.10%
3	Suresh Raina @sureshraina3	India	Cricket Sports Modeling	17.9M	3.60%
4	PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS @pubg	India	Sports	5.3M	0.90%
5	IPL @iplt20	India	Sports	5.1M	1.40%
6	Royal Challengers Bangalore @royalchallengersbangalore	India	Cricket Sports	5M	2.30%
7	Indian Navy Official Account @indiannavy	India	Sports Coaching	3M	1.90%
8	Official Instagram Page Of IAF @indianairforce	India	Sports	3M	2.60%
9	Star Sports India @starsportsindia	India	Soccer Sports	2.8M	1.20%
10	Roman Reigns @romanreignsofficial	India	Sports	2.6M	6.50%
11	navya😍😍 @navya_patel2111	India	Actors Sports	2.5M	0%
12	Cricket World Cup @cricketworldcup	India	Cricket Sports	1.9M	0.50%
13	SunRisers Hyderabad @sunrisershyd	India	Sports Modeling	1.9M	2.10%
14	Shri Yogi Adityanath @myogi_adityanath	India	Sports	1.9M	8.30%
15	Rajasthan Royals @rajasthanroyals	India	Cricket Sports	1.8M	1.90%
16	Kings XI Punjab @kxipofficial	India	Cricket Sports	1.7M	2.10%
17	Ishan Kishan @ishankishan23	India	Cricket Sports	1.7M	16.00%
18	SAINA NEHWAL @nehwalsaina	India	Sports	1.5M	2.00%
19	Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) @therealpcb	India	Cricket Sports	1.2M	0.80%
20	Rashid Khan @rashid.khan19	India	Cricket Sports	1.1M	11.30%
21	Julia Vins \| Muscle Barbie @julia_vins	India	Sports Health & Fitness	1.1M	3.80%
22	Krunal Pandya @krunalpandya_official	India	Cricket Sports	1.1M	11.90%
23	Anil Kumble Official @anil.kumble	India	Sports	1M	2.30%
24	Aaron Finch @aaronfinch5	India	Cricket Sports	0.9M	6.00%
25	Dave Miller @davidmillersa12	India	Cricket Sports	0.9M	3.50%
26	Rajnath Singh @rajnathsinghbjp	India	Sports	0.9M	4.40%
27	Mohammad Kaif @mohammadkaif87	India	Cricket Sports	860.5K	2.30%
28	Brendon McCullum @bazmccullum42	India	Cricket Sports	798.6K	7.90%
29	Joe Root @root66	India	Cricket Sports	750.5K	5.50%
30	JP Duminy @jpduminy	India	Cricket Sports	671.7K	0.90%
31	Eoin Morgan @eoinmorgan16	India	Sports	645.8K	6.50%
32	Jason Roy @jasonroy20	India	Cricket Sports	624.8K	3.60%
33	WINDIES Cricket @windiescricket	India	Cricket Sports	621.8K	0.50%
34	CPL T20 @cplt20	India	Cricket Sports	590.5K	0.40%
35	Lord's Cricket Ground 🏏 @homeofcricket	India	Cricket Sports	564.7K	2.30%
36	anand s ahuja @anandahuja	India	Basketball Sports	561.3K	2.90%
37	Murali Vijay @mvj8	India	Sports	546.2K	5.40%
38	Mayabhai Ahir (Mayaata Bhamar) @mayabhaiahirofficial	India	Sports Music	545.7K	3.50%
39	sohail khan @sohailkhanofficial	India	Sports Actors	521.2K	1.30%
40	IFBB PRO MANOJ PATIL🇮🇳 @manojpatil_ifbbpro_official	India	Sports	501.5K	4.80%
41	Cricket South Africa @cricket_south_africa	India	Cricket Sports	500.1K	0.20%
42	Adam Gilchrist @gilly381	India	Sports	498.1K	1.70%
43	DESIFUN™ @desifun	India	Sports	472.2K	0.20%
44	Sam Billings @sambillings	India	Cricket Sports	452.3K	5.30%
45	Dipika Pallikal Karthik @dipikapallikal	India	Sports Coaching	451.5K	4.60%
46	Nikola Kovač @csgoniko	India	Sports	407.3K	6.00%
47	(Payal Sharma) @payal_sharma66	India	Music Sports	402.3K	0.80%
48	FC Goa @fcgoaofficial	India	Soccer Sports	337K	1.90%
49	sandeep singh @sandeep_rebirth	India	Coaching Training Sports	315.8K	0.60%
50	MS DHONI DIE HARD FANS CLUB❗ @mahi_kingdom	India	Sports	314.5K	4.10%
51	Martin Guptill @martyguptill31	India	Cricket Sports	312K	5.30%
52	Sportskeeda @sportskeeda	India	Events Racing Sports	297.9K	0.10%
53	JioTV @officialjiotv	India	Soccer Sports	286.7K	0.10%
54	Mohammad Nabi @mohammadnabi07	India	Cricket Sports	252.4K	4.50%
55	Mary Kom @mcmary.kom	India	Moms Coaching Sports	248.1K	4.90%
56	Sports Tak @sportstakofficial	India	Sports	240K	2.80%
57	NBA India @nbaindia	India	Basketball Sports	235.6K	1.00%
58	Sushil Kumar @wrestlersushil	India	Sports Music	233.5K	3.20%
59	Pragyan Prayas Ojha @pragyanojha	India	Cricket Sports	230.5K	2.60%
60	R Sridhar @coach_rsridhar	India	Cricket Coaching Sports	228.4K	5.40%
61	Madani Channel @madanichannel	India	Sports	227.1K	1.80%
62	टायगर ग्रुप महाराष्ट्रofficial @tiger_group__	India	Fashion Sports Modeling	210.9K	0.80%
63	Bengaluru Bulls @bengalurubullsofficial	India	Sports	195.3K	10.90%
64	U Mumba @u_mumba	India	Tennis Sports	193.4K	2.30%
65	Ben Cutting @cuttsy_31	India	Cricket Sports	188.3K	6.60%
66	Colin @munro82	India	Cricket Sports	187.1K	3.60%
67	Iain Hume @humey_7	India	Soccer Sports	179.3K	4.50%
68	Star World @starworldindia	India	TV Channel Music Sports	170.6K	0%
69	Harjit Sajjan @harjitsajjan	India	Lifestyle Sports Fashion	167.5K	1.00%
70	Anas Edathodika @anasedathodika15	India	Sports Coaching Training	166.5K	17.70%
71	Rohit kumar (Akki) @rohit.c.akki	India	Sports Modeling	166.1K	9.50%
72	Mahi7781 @msdhoni.universe	India	Sports	162.9K	0.90%
73	Hero I-League @ileagueofficial	India	Sports	157.7K	1.50%
74	Rakuten Arena @rakutenarena	India	Sports Music	154.4K	0.40%
75	Blades of Glory Cricket Museum @bladesofglorymuseum	India	Cricket Sports	153.3K	0.10%
76	leopardsfoot 🇨🇩 🐅 @leopardsfoot	India	Sports Lifestyle	148.6K	0.40%
77	Team Of SHOAIB & SANIA @shoaib_sania_squad	India	Tennis Sports	147.5K	4.00%
78	GT20 Canada @gt20canada	India	Cricket Sports	144.5K	2.50%
79	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu @gkgurpreet	India	Sports	143.7K	8.20%
80	Trinbago Knight Riders @tkriders	India	Sports	142.5K	3.50%
81	Gaurav Kapur @gauravkaps	India	Actors Sports	141.9K	4.40%
82	Christiano Ronaldo @_christiano_ronaldo_07	India	Soccer Sports	137.6K	4.40%
83	JOSU PRIETO @jossu22	India	Soccer Sports	137.3K	8.90%
84	Suhail Chandhok @suhailchandhok	India	Sports	136.7K	2.80%
85	Female Cricket @femalecricket	India	Cricket Sports	135.6K	1.50%
86	NITIN TOMAR @nitin_tomar0077	India	Sports	135.2K	6.40%
87	YUVRAJ WALMIKI @yuvrajhockey_9	India	Sports	134.1K	1.10%
88	Happiness Is. @the.official.happiness.is	India	Sports	133.7K	1.60%
89	Lungisani True-man Ngidi @lungingidi	India	Sports	132.6K	18.90%
90	CR7 FANPAGE🖤 @cristiano_lovers77	India	Soccer Sports	130.6K	0.80%
91	Jaipur Pink Panthers @jaipur_pinkpanthers	India	Sports	128.2K	1.80%
92	Indian Sports Honours @indiansportshonours	India	Tennis Sports	128K	0.70%
93	Sandeep Sharma @thesandeepsharma	India	Cricket Sports	123.7K	11.60%
94	S💕A💕K 💕S💕H💕I 👑T💕I💕W💕A💕R💕I @sakshitiwari111_	India	Modeling Sports	120K	2.40%
95	Puneri Paltan @puneripaltanofficial	India	Sports	119.9K	1.00%
96	Gujarat Giants @gujaratgiants	India	Sports	113.7K	4.00%
97	IndiaFantasy @indiafantasy	India	Sports	113.5K	0.80%
98	Tamil Thalaivas @tamilthalaivas	India	Sports	111.9K	7.00%
99	Bunty Sajdeh @buntysajdeh	India	Soccer Sports	111K	1.40%
100	Jhulan Goswami @jhulangoswami	India	Singer Sports	110.8K	6.70%

ind vs pak

2015-02-14T09:25:00.002-08:00

ATP Rankings (Singles)

2015-02-14T09:17:00.003-08:00

ATP (SINGLES)	ATP (DOUBLES)	WTA (SINGLES)	WTA (DOUBLES)

Rank	Player	Country	Points
1	Novak Djokovic	Serbia	13045
2	Roger Federer	Switzerland	9205
3	Rafael Nadal	Spain	5745
4	Andy Murray	Great Britain	5460
5	Kei Nishikori	Japan	5205
6	Milos Raonic	Canada	4845
7	Tomas Berdych	Czech Republic	4660
8	Stanislas Wawrinka	Switzerland	4050
9	David Ferrer	Spain	3965
10	Marin Cilic	Croatia	3945

147	Somdev Devvarman	India	357
257	Saketh Myneni	India	190
273	Ramkumar Ramanathan	India	178

ind vs pak advertisement

2015-02-14T08:48:00.001-08:00

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 India Squad / Players

2015-02-14T08:45:00.001-08:00

MS Dhoni captain/keeper

Age: 33 years 216 days Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Ravichandran Ashwin

Age: 28 years 144 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Stuart Binny

Age: 30 years 250 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Shikhar Dhawan

Age: 29 years 65 days Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Ravindra Jadeja

Age: 26 years 64 days Playing role: Allrounder Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Virat Kohli

Age: 26 years 95 days Playing role: Middle-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Age: 25 years 3 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Mohammed Shami

Age: 24 years 336 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Axar Patel

Age: 21 years 19 days Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Ajinkya Rahane

Age: 26 years 248 days Playing role: Top-order batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Suresh Raina

Age: 28 years 73 days Playing role: Batsman Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Ambati Rayudu

Age: 29 years 138 days Playing role: Wicketkeeper batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Mohit Sharma

Age: 26 years 143 days Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm medium

Rohit Sharma

Age: 27 years 284 days Playing role: Batsman Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Umesh Yadav

Age: 27 years 106 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Ishant Sharma withdrawn player

Age: 26 years 159 days Playing role: Bowler Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

World Twenty20 / Photo

2014-04-02T22:30:00.003-07:00

India's Shubhlakshmi Sharma after delivering the ball, India v Pakistan, Women's World T20, WT20 2016 Qualification Playoff, Sylhet, April 2, 2014

Sanju Samson

2014-02-20T00:06:00.001-08:00

ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2013-14 Points table

2014-02-20T00:01:00.004-08:00

Group A

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
India Under-19s	3	3	0	6	+2.907	655/122.3	366/150.0
Pakistan Under-19s	3	2	1	4	+1.673	813/150.0	562/150.0
Scotland Under-19s	3	1	2	2	-1.371	360/129.4	508/122.3
Papua New Guinea Under-19s	3	0	3	0	-3.339	302/150.0	694/129.4

Group B

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Australia Under-19s	3	2	1	4	+0.927	703/150.0	564/150.0
Afghanistan Under-19s	3	2	1	4	+0.881	661/125.3	625/142.3
Bangladesh Under-19s	3	2	1	4	+0.097	619/142.3	637/150.0
Namibia Under-19s	3	0	3	0	-1.920	514/150.0	671/125.3

Group C

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
South Africa Under-19s	3	3	0	6	+1.297	690/139.0	550/150.0
West Indies Under-19s	3	2	1	4	+0.907	668/150.0	532/150.0
Zimbabwe Under-19s	3	1	2	2	-1.308	501/143.5	666/139.0
Canada Under-19s	3	0	3	0	-0.962	666/150.0	777/143.5

Group D

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Sri Lanka Under-19s	3	3	0	6	+0.607	712/142.0	661/150.0
England Under-19s	3	2	1	4	+2.157	774/150.0	447/148.5
New Zealand Under-19s	3	1	2	2	-0.347	621/150.0	673/150.0
United Arab Emirates Under-19s	3	0	3	0	-2.429	476/150.0	802/143.1

APCA-VDCA Stadium

2014-01-22T01:39:00.000-08:00

Ground information
Location	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Establishment	2003
Capacity	28,000
Owner	Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh
Tenants	Andhra cricket team
End names
Vizzy End DV Subba Rao End
International information
First ODI	Apr, 05 2005: India v Pakistan
Last ODI	Nov, 24 2013: India v West Indies
As of 24 November 2

ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (Andhra Cricket Association-Vishakapatnam District Cricket Association Cricket Stadium), is a multi-purpose stadium in Visakhapatnam, India. The picturesque ACA-VDCA ground, set on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam midst scenic hills, has hosted 5 ODI so far apart from hosting IPLmatches. The stadium has a two-tier architecture and designed in such a way that view of the match in action is not obstructed regardless of the seating location. This ground has one of the best batting tracks in the world and a most preferred ground of BCCI to host ODI and other league matches. The stadium is known for the lush green outfield and has one of the most well maintained stadium in the country. The grass was specially brought from the Caribbean. In addition to this the stadium has the countries best water drainage facilities. The ACA president Ganga Raju recently stated that the stadium may be awarded test status during the next domestic season of Team India.

Test Matches 00

ODI 05

Twenty20 00

Indian Premier League 02

Women Cricket

2014-01-22T01:23:00.002-08:00

3rd ODI: India Women v SL Women at Visakhapatnam

Jan 23, 2014 (09:00 local | 03:30 GMT)

Virat Kohli raises his bat after scoring 50

2014-01-22T01:18:00.002-08:00

Suresh Raina got a bowl on a slow pitch

2014-01-22T01:16:00.002-08:00

Pathan brothers

2014-01-21T04:46:00.001-08:00

Virat Kohli (111-ball 123)

2014-01-21T04:45:00.000-08:00

Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur walk back after the win

2014-01-21T04:36:00.002-08:00

Sri Lanka Women tour of India, 2nd ODI: India Women v Sri Lanka Women at Visakhapatnam, Jan 21, 2014

2014-01-21T04:34:00.000-08:00

Sri Lanka Women 140 (47.1 ov)

India Women 143/3 (39.3 ov)

India Women won by 7 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)


Sri Lanka Women innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
AC Jayangani	c Kaur b Sharma	9	32	17	2	0	52.94
BYA Mendis	lbw b Sharma	56	34	29	7	3	193.10
PRCS Kumarihami	run out (Kaur)	28	131	93	0	0	30.10
HASD Siriwardene*	c Rana b Sultana	14	29	29	2	0	48.27
HMD Rasangika	b Sultana	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
MADD Surangika†	run out (†Jain)	4	15	12	0	0	33.33
LE Kaushalya	b Rana	7	7	10	1	0	70.00
SS Weerakkody	b Sultana	6	22	25	1	0	24.00
HM Samuddika	c Mandhana b Sultana	6	21	16	1	0	37.50
KDU Prabodhani	c Kaur b Gayakwad	6	34	44	1	0	13.63
HHC Gunaratne	not out	0	7	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2, w 1, nb 1)	4

Total	(all out; 47.1 overs)	140	(2.96 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-61 (Jayangani, 7.2 ov), 2-65 (Mendis, 7.4 ov), 3-90 (Siriwardene, 15.3 ov), 4-90 (Rasangika, 15.6 ov),5-97 (Surangika, 21.4 ov), 6-105 (Kaushalya, 23.6 ov), 7-115 (Weerakkody, 31.1 ov), 8-126 (Samuddika, 35.6 ov),9-140 (Kumarihami, 44.6 ov), 10-140 (Prabodhani, 47.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
J Goswami	9	1	44	0	4.88
N Niranjana	7	0	28	0	4.00
RS Gayakwad	9.1	3	18	1	1.96
A Sharma	3	0	14	2	4.66
G Sultana	10	3	15	4	1.50	(1w)
S Rana	9	2	19	1	2.11	(1nb)


India Women innings (target: 141 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
PG Raut	run out (Prabodhani)	38	70	58	7	0	65.51
S Mandhana	c Siriwardene b Gunaratne	51	111	74	8	0	68.91
H Kaur	st †Surangika b Siriwardene	1	14	11	0	0	9.09
M Raj*	not out	31	65	50	2	0	62.00
KV Jain†	not out	19	39	44	2	0	43.18
Extras	(w 3)	3

Total	(3 wickets; 39.3 overs)	143	(3.62 runs per over)

Did not bat A Sharma, J Goswami, N Niranjana, S Rana, G Sultana, RS Gayakwad

Fall of wickets 1-74 (Raut, 18.2 ov), 2-87 (Kaur, 21.4 ov), 3-108 (Mandhana, 29.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
PRCS Kumarihami	3	0	11	0	3.66	(1w)
KDU Prabodhani	7.3	1	22	0	2.93	(1w)
HHC Gunaratne	8	1	25	1	3.12
HM Samuddika	7	1	26	0	3.71	(1w)
HASD Siriwardene	7	0	29	1	4.14
SS Weerakkody	5	0	19	0	3.80
LE Kaushalya	2	0	11	0	5.50

India news I insisted on playing

2014-01-06T01:00:00.005-08:00

Delhi captain Gautam Gambhir has said he insisted that his team play their home Ranji Trophy fixtures on green pitches at the Roshanara Club, though playing on flatter tracks might have made it easier for him to score runs in a bid for an India comeback.

"I have never played cricket for selfish reasons like scoring 800-900 runs on flat tracks to make a comeback," Gambhir told PTI. "Delhi team needed outright wins and I insisted on playing on green tops at the Roshanara rather than on a flat track. Had I played on a flat track, I could have got close to 900 runs."

Delhi's strategy of playing at the Roshanara brought them their only two outright wins of the season, and helped them move up to second on the table. They lost their next match at the venue to Punjab, though, despite bowling them out for 74 on the first morning. Delhi eventually failed to qualify for the knockouts, finishing fifth in Group A.

Gambhir made 578 runs in seven matches at 48.16, with one hundred and three half-centuries. He didn't find a place in India's squad to South Africa or in the squad that will travel to New Zealand later this month for five ODIs and two Tests.

"It's a reality that I am not in the team to New Zealand," Gambhir said. "I wish all the 16-17 guys best of luck for the tour. As I have maintained, I don't play for comebacks, I play the game because I still have that hunger to perform. I want to be part of the team that wins a Test series in England and Australia. This is what drives me on, as in my 54 Tests we only won a series in New Zealand and drew in South Africa.

"Frankly, I don't know whether I am 1, 2, 3 or last," Gambhir said, when asked about where he thought he stood in the pecking order among present Indian openers. "I know that my job is to score runs and I will continue to do that."

Table Tennis

2013-12-26T21:43:00.001-08:00

Table Tennis is surely being among the top games in the list of an indoor player. Being a mini version of the Lawn Tennis, this game has a lot of similarity with its parent game. It needs a lot of fitness, athleticism and good reflection of the body with good eyesight on behalf of the players.

The `Table Tennis` is a game that is played by two or four contestants with a small celluloid ball and small rackets on a rectangular table. The rackets are often called bats or paddles. The table is usually 9 ft in length and 5 ft in width. Its upper surface normally remains 30 inches above the floor. It is divided into two opposing courts by a net that is 6 inches in height.

History of Table Tennis
The history of Table Tennis is quite an interesting one. The game is a nice combination of the two great games of Lawn Tennis and Badminton. The game started its journey in the 1880s in England. Later it came to South Africa and India. At that time, the Lawn Tennis players decided to play their game indoors as the time was the winter. At the beginning, the game was taken as a "parlour game" where anyone could access to a table, paddle and ball. When it was included in the Olympics, the history of table tennis got a rapid change and become popular for all ages.

Equipments of Table Tennis
The ball used in `Table Tennis` is white coloured and celluloid. It is vacant inside and about 1.5 inches in diameter. The weight of the ball is about 0.088 ounces (2.5 g). The rackets used by the players can be made into any shape, as there are no limitations in size or shape specified. However, they are usually oval in shape. Modern paddles usually have a thin layer of rubber that covers the paddle’s striking surface. The rubber may also have pimples pointing outwards or inwards and a thin layer of sponge between the plywood centre and the rubber surface. In general, they are made of wood and are also covered with sandpaper, rubber or sponge. Their surface may be dimpled or smooth as well.

Procedure of Playing Table Tennis
The players normally play the game of `Table Tennis` by hitting the ball back and forth over the net until any of the two players misses the ball or hit it into the net. In case of any violation, the opponent player scores a point.

While playing the game, the player must allow his opponent to play a ball towards him only one bounce on his side of the table and also he must return it quickly so that it bounces on the opponent’s side. If the ball does not land on the opponent’s side then it will be considered as a dead ball till the opponent hits the ball with his bat. This is a very fast play and it demands quick reactions.

Table Tennis as an Olympic Sport
The `Table Tennis` is an Olympic sport now. In a singles match of the game, there is no requirement of the ball to cross from the server’s right-hand court to the receiver’s right-hand court or left to left as it is in tennis. However, serving across is mandatory in doubles matches. The features like ball spin; speed, placement, strategy and tactics play an important part in competitive table tennis matches.

Rules of Table Tennis
The great game of Table Tennis is very much similar to its parent game of Lawn Tennis. There are similarities in the terms and conditions and also in the general rules between both the games. There are quite a few basic or general rules in the game of Table Tennis.
The rule of Table Tennis consists of:
1. Starting a game with the toss.
2. Service and return with the ball
3. "Let" in the Table Tennis
4. "Scoring" system
5. Alternation of services and ends between the players.

Terms of Table Tennis
Like all the other sports of the world, the sport of Table Tennis also posses its own terms and definitions. These terms of table tennis are very much popular to the people who love to play and watch the game. There are quite a few terms that are used in the game of Table Tennis.

Dhanraj Pillay

2013-12-26T21:40:00.005-08:00

Dhanraj Pillay is one of the world`s best hockey players and one of India`s highest contemporary goal scorers. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team and a member of the Indian Hockey Federation.

Early life of Dhanraj Pillay
The early life of Dhanraj Pillay can easily be described as an example of how talented people always make their way out in spite of the strife they are born into. Dhanraj was born on 15th July, 1968 in Khadki in a family that was suffering from financial crisis. In spite of that financial instability, the youngest member of the family, Dhanraj successfully went forward towards fulfilling his dream of becoming a legendary Hockey player.

Career of Dhanraj Pillay
After making his international Hockey debut in the year 1989, Dhanraj Pillay got the first major break in the World Cup, Sydney, 1994.

Dhanraj Pillay`s Career: 1994 - 1996
Dhanraj Pillay during World Cup, Sydney, 1994, was a newcomer in the Indian national team and he made some waves in the international circuit with his wonderful speed. The Indian Hockey enthusiasts then saw Dhanraj Pillay in the SAF Games, Chennai, 1995. The tournament saw Pillay becoming a hero in India, as he played extraordinary Hockey throughout the tournament, especially in the Final against Pakistan. Then India saw Dhanraj Pillay in the Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona, 1995, where his brilliant play helped India to secure a berth in the Olympics.

Dhanraj Pillay`s Career: 1996 - 2000
Dhanraj Pillay in Atlanta Olympics, 1996 was not at his best and India also had a disastrous campaign in the tournament. The Indians then saw Dhanraj Pillay in World Cup, Utrecht, 1998 and the tournament is considered as one of the worst tournament in Dhanraj Pillay`s career. He came out of his miserable form very soon and Dhanraj Pillay during Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur, 1998, was a completely different player. Playing after recovering from a heel injury, he showed some brilliant performances in the tournament. Watching Dhanraj Pillay during Asian Games, Bangkok, 1998 was another treat to the Indian Hockey enthusiasts. It was the supreme and utterly brilliant form of the Indian captain, Dhanraj Pillay that helped India to clinch the gold medal in the tournament. Then, Indians saw Dhanraj Pillay in Asia Cup, Kuala Lumpur, 1999, where he helped India winning the bronze medal. The Indian Hockey enthusiasts were happy to see Dhanraj Pillay in Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur, 2000. Dhanraj Pillay`s wonderful contributions made it easy for India to win the bronze medal in the tournament.

Dhanraj Pillay`s Career: 2000-2004
Almost all the powerful teams in the world did pay special attention to Dhanraj Pillay in Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000, as he had the ability to turn a match in India`s favour on his own. Dhanraj Pillay once again played brilliantly in the tournament, though India failed to get a good result. The Indian people became happy once again after watching

Dhanraj Pillay during Champions Trophy, 2002
Dhanraj Pillay won the "Player of the Champions Trophy" award in the tournament. Then, the Indians saw Dhanraj Pillay in Asian Games, Busan, 2002, where India became the runner-up, thanks to some magical performances by Dhanraj Pillay. The teams once again paid extra attention to Dhanraj Pillay in World Cup, Kuala Lumpur, 2002, because of his special talent. Watching Dhanraj Pillay in Champions Trophy, Amsterdam, 2003 was another treat for the Indians, as Dhanraj Pillay played superbly in this tournament, also.

Dhanraj Pillay in 2003 Kuala Lumpur Asia Cup
Indians universally lauded Dhanraj Pillay`s performance in Asia Cup, Kuala Lumpur, 2003. The Indian team won the tournament under the captaincy of Dhanraj Pillay.

Dhanraj Pillay in 2004 Athen Olympics
The Indian Hockey enthusiasts watched Dhanraj Pillay in Athens Olympics, 2004 for the last time in any international tournament. India once again failed to yield a good result from the tournament, in spite of Dhanraj Pillay`s wonderful performance. The track records of Dhanraj Pillay undoubtedly ensure one thing that, he is the fittest player in the history of Indian Hockey. It has been seen that there are always at least two defense players in the field marking him. But he runs 100 m in a very adequate record time of 11.6 seconds before defenders can even think of a move.

Awards and Honours of Dhanraj Pillay
Dhanraj Pillay was the recipient of India`s highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 1999-2000, and the India`s fourth highest civilian honour, in 2000. In the 2002 Champions trophy, held at Cologne, Germany, Dhanraj Pillay was conferred the "Player of the Tournament" award.

His long career span of more than 17 years has made him one of the greatest Hockey players of India. Dhanraj Pillay is considered as one of the most talented forwards of his era. Pillay was the captain of the triumphant 2002 Asian Games hockey team. Presently Pillay is involved in trying to start a hockey academy at Bombay. A biography on Dhanraj Pillay titled "Forgive me Amma (Mother)" has also been released.

Indian Badminton Players

2013-12-26T21:34:00.002-08:00

Indian badminton players have gained much acclaim in the international circuit. In India, badminton is quite a popular sport. On the domestic level the badminton scenario has always been prosperous with fresh young talented badminton players. These talented youngsters forming the badminton squad of India draw inspiration from the achievements of the legendary Indian badminton players. The list of such great players includes popular names like Prakash Padukone, Pullela Gopichand, Aparna Popat, Chetan Anand, Saina Nehwal and more. Brief information about some of the famous Indian badminton players is given below -

Prakash Padukone
Prakash Padukone is one of India`s greatest badminton players. The sport was synonymous with his name for quite a period of time. He was popularly known as the "Gentle Tiger" on the badminton courts. Prakash Padukone was the first player to win the esteemed All England Badminton Championship. Apart from this prestigious title, he also won several other titles both national as well as international. Prakash Padukone was born on10th June, 1955.

Pullela Gopichand
Another popular name of the Indian badminton arena is that of Pullela Gopichand. Like Prakash Padukone, he also excelled on the international badminton sphere. Pullela Gopichand was born on 16th November, 1973. In the year 1989, he made his mark at the domestic level by winning the national championship in the state of Goa. Prakash Padukone was his mentor and under his guidance, Pullela Gopichand emerged as a strong and one of the highly successful Indian badminton players. Pullela Gopichand also won the title of prestigious All England Championship.

Aparna Popat
Aparna Popat is considered as one of the finest women badminton players the country has produced. This `All Time Greatest female Badminton players of India` has made her mark in the national and international badminton tournaments with her giant-killing acts and by winning the women singles in French Open. Aparna Popat was born on 18th January, 1978 in Mumbai. Moreover, Aparna Popat has the record for holding the highly prestigious National Senior Women`s Badminton title for greatest number of times successively (nine times).

Chetan Anand
Chetan Anand is another most popular and finest badminton player India has ever produced. He is actually one of the highest ranking badminton players of the world. He was born on 7th August, 1980. Chetan Anand has also received the esteemed Arjuna Award.

Saina Nehwal
One of the best known Indian badminton players is Saina Nehwal. She is considered as one of the most promising female badminton players of India at the moment. Saina Nehwal has to her credit the accomplishment of being the first Indian woman badminton players to have reached the Quart Final round of badminton tournament at the Olympic Games, and also winning the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Anup Sridhar
Anup Sridhar is a popular Indian badminton player, who is considered as one of the finest players of the badminton arena in India in the recent times. Anup Sridhar is well known as the Captain of the badminton team of India at the Thomas Cup tournament, and for hitting the hardest smash in the history of badminton, besides performing with distinction in several international badminton titles.

Jwala Gutta
Another popular female badminton player of India is Jwala Gutta who is considered to be one of the finest Women`s Doubles Badminton Players, the country has ever witnessed.

The popular badminton players of India have made the country proud by winning several prestigious titles at the international badminton arena.