FAMOUS SPORTSPERSONALITIES

Compiled by ANUSHKA TANDON

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is a former

Indian cricketer and captain, widely

regarded as one of the greatest

batsmen of all time.

Born: April 24, 1973 (age 43), Mumbai

Height: 1.65 m

Spouse: Anjali Tendulkar (m. 1995)

Siblings: Nitin Tendulkar, Ajit

Tendulkar, Savita Tendulkar

Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton

player, former world no.1 in Women's

Singles . She is the first Indian to win a

medal in Badminton at the Olympics. She

achieved this feat by winning the Bronze

medal at the 2012 London Olympics on 4

August 2012.

Born: March 17, 1990 (age 26), Hisar district

Height: 1.65 m

Siblings: Abu Chandranshu Nehwal

Parents: Harvir Singh Nehwal, Usha Nehwal

Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza is an Indian professional

tennis player who is currently ranked

No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings.

Born: November 15, 1986 (age

29), Mumbai

Height: 1.73 m

Spouse: Shoaib Malik (m. 2010)

Siblings: Anam Mirza

Parents: Nasima Mirza, Imran Mirza

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is an Indian international

cricketer who currently captains the

Indian team in Test cricket and is its

vice-captain in limited overs formats.

Born: November 5, 1988 (age

27), Delhi

Height: 1.75 m

Sibling: Vikash Kholi, Bhavna Kholi

Parents: Saroj Kohli, Prem Kohli

Dhyan Chand

Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player, who is widely

considered as the greatest field hockey player of all time.

Born: August 29, 1905, Allahabad

Died: December 3, 1979, Delhi

Height: 1.7 m

Parents: Sameshwar Dutt Singh

Siblings: Roop Singh, Mool Singh

Children: Ashok Kumar

MS Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian

cricketer and the current captain of

the Indian national cricket team in

limited-overs formats.

Born: July 7, 1981 (age 35), Ranchi

Height: 1.75 m

Spouse: Sakshi Dhoni (m. 2010)

Sibling: Jayanti Gupta, Narendra

Singh Dhoni

AbhinavBindra

Abhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian

shooter and is a World and Olympic

champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event.

Born: September 28, 1982 (age

33), Dehradun

Siblings: Divya Bindra

Olympic medal: Shooting at the 2008

Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air

rifle

Parents: Apjit Bindra, Babli Bindra

Books: A Shot at History

Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone is a former Indian badminton player from Karnataka. He

was born on 10 June 1955 to a ChitrapurSaraswat family. He won the All England Championship in 1980 and became the

first Indian to do so.

Born: June 10, 1955 (age 61), Bengaluru

Height: 1.85 m

Spouse: Ujjala Padukone

Children: Deepika Padukone, AnishaPadukone

Parents: Ramesh Padukone, AhilyaPadukone

Mahesh Bhupathi

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player. In 1997, he

became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Born: June 7, 1974 (age 42), Chennai

Height: 1.85 m

Spouse: Lara Dutta(m. 2011), Shveth

Jaishankar (m. 2003–2010)

Children: Saira Bhupathi

Siblings: Kavita Bhupathi Chadda

Parents: C.G.Krishna Bhupathi, Mira Bhupathi

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid is a former Indian

cricketer and captain, widely

regarded as one of the greatest

batsmen in the history of cricket.

Born: January 11, 1973 (age

43), Indore

Height: 1.8 m

Spouse: Vijeta Pendharkar (m. 2003)

Siblings: Vijay Dravid

Movies: India vs. Pakistan: Stars of

India

Kapil DevKapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj, better known as

Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He

captained the Indian cricket team which

won the 1983 Cricket World Cup

Born: January 6, 1959 (age 57), Chandigarh

Height: 1.83 m

Spouse: Romi Bhatia (m. 1980)

Books: Straight from the Heart: An

Autobiography

Cricket, My Style. World of Kapil Dev. Kapil:

The Autobiography of Kapil Dev

Movies: Dillagi... Yeh Dillagi, Adhisaya

Manithan

YogeshwarDutt

Yogeshwar Dutt is an Indian wrestler from

Haryana. He won the bronze medal at the

2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 60kg

Freestyle wrestling. He was awarded the

Padma Shri by the Government of India in

2013.

Born: November 2, 1982 (age 33), Gohana

Height: 1.65 m

Weight: 60 kg

Residence: Haryana

Olympic medal: Wrestling at the 2012

Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 60 kg

Milkha Singh

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

Born: 1935, Govindpura, Pakistan

Spouse: Nirmal Kaur (m. 1962)

Siblings: Ishvar Singh, Malkhan Singh

Children: Jeev Milkha Singh, Sonia Sanwalka

Books: The Race of My Life

Grandchild: Harjai Singh

RajyavardhanSingh Rathore

Lieutenant-Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore AVSM is a Veteran 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.

Born: January 29, 1970 (age 46), Jaisalmer

Spouse: Gayathri Rathore (m. 1998)

Siblings: Ritu Chohan

Olympic medal: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's double trap

Awards: Arjuna Award for Shooting

Children: Manavaditya Singh Rathore, Gauri Rathore

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VirenderSehwag

Virender Sehwag is a former Indian cricketer. An aggressive right-handed

opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler, he played his first

One Day International in 1999 and joined the Indian Test team in 2001

Born: October 20, 1978 (age 37), Najafgarh

Height: 1.7 m

Spouse: Aarti Ahlawat (m. 2004)

Education: Jamia Millia Islamia

Current teams: Kings XI Punjab (Batsman), Delhi cricket team

Siblings: Manju Sehwag, Anju Sehwag, Vinod Sehwag